The Painter's Secret Geometry - by Charles Bouleau (Paperback)

The Painter's Secret Geometry is a comprehensive guide to understanding the hidden patterns and geometries in Western visual arts.

This book provides an in-depth examination of how great masters and modern painters employed the golden mean and other geometrical patterns in their works, revealing the framework of art as well as its most profound and secret poetry.

With a richly illustrated survey of ancient and modern works, including the Parthenon friezes, Italian mosaics, the Bayeux Tapestry, and paintings by Picasso, Kandinsky, Klee, and Pollock, this book is an essential guide for art history students and anyone interested in the hidden structures of art.

The author's insightful expositions cast new light on well-known works such as Raphael's The School of Athens, Botticelli's Birth of Venus, Rubens' Descent from the Cross, and Renoir's Le Moulin de la Galette.

This cult classic has been updated with a new introduction and is sure to inspire and educate anyone interested in the secrets of artistic composition.