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What painting is : how to think about oil painting, using the language of alchemy / James Elkins

Using alchemy as a conceptual framework, this text examines the sensory and material realities of the painting process. It explores the physical nature of the studio, the properties of substances, and the technical challenges of manipulating pigments and colours.

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