One author described Titian as the Sun amidst small stars not only among the Italians but all the painters of the world. Titian was supreme in every branch of painting and his achievements were so varied that he has been an inspiration to artists of very different character. Poussin; Rubens; and Velazquez are among the painters who have particularly revered him. In many subjects; above all in portraiture; he set patterns that were followed by generations of artists. His free and expressive brushwork revolutionized the oil technique: Vasari wrote that his late works "are executed with bold; sweeping strokes; and in patches of color; with the result that they cannot be viewed from near by; but appear perfect at a distance..."
2015-01-24 2015-01-24File Name: B00T3G2R5S
Review
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. If you grew up or lived in Lakewood at sometime during your life; you will enjoy reading this book.By Groovin 73I grew up in Lakewood during the 50s and 60s. I did uncover some errors but nothing major. The binding and spine of this book; even though it is a new copy; seems as though it will not hold up very long.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Typical Arcadia.By Robert BeveridgeThea Gallo Becker; Lakewood (Arcadia; 2003)There comes a time; if you review enough Arcadia Press books; that you will find yourself repeating the same things over and over again. Well; that time has come. Lakewood is the seventh or eighth Arcadia book Ive reviewed; and almost everything I have to say about it is something Ive said before. (As I live in Lakewood; anything that would be different would be "hey wow; I know all these places!" comments that really have nothing to do with the book itself.) So if youve read my previous Arcadia reviews; I apologize; bear with me.Lakewood; like all of Arcadias Images of America books; is one hundred twenty-eight pages of mostly photographs; with a couple of introductory paragraphs at the beginning of each section and captions on the photos being the only textual material in the book. If youve read some of the better Arcadia books; youll know how much coherence can actually be packed into so little text (William Burgs Sacramento books are; in my experience; the gold standard for getting the photographs to actually tell a coherent story); most Arcadia books; however; are not as concerned with telling a coherent story as they are with packing as much information as possible into those hundred twenty-eight pages. Lakewood follows this formula; abandoning any effort at tracing; say; one family down through the years for a more macro approach. Still; its interesting stuff; and well worth checking into for the armchair traveller or the town resident who wants to see how things evolved from the earliest days to the present. I like these books; and; as a rule; recommend them. ***
