Introduction: How to Look at a Painting

After reading the introduction to The Annotated Mona Lisa, I learned that to fully enjoy and interpret a painting you can't just look at it, but you have to use insight too. I'm excited to read this book and learn more about these historic paintings and the meanings behind them since it covers 25,000 years of art. After looking through the book,  the painting "The Rocky Mountains" by Albert Bierstadt stuck out to me because it's a beautiful painting that really captures the nature and scenery from his point of view. It's a very realistic piece of artwork that draws you in and makes you want to go see the view for yourself.