Color—Description, Symbol, and More

How to Look at and Understand Great Art • Season 1 • Episode 3

About this episode

Uncover the core principles of color in painting, including the distinctions of value and saturation and the relationship of colors as analogous or complementary. See how major works of art achieve their power and meaning through color, as seen in celebrated canvases by Seurat, Gauguin, and Van Gogh.