Colorimetric Investigations as Quality Criteria of the Work of Art Reproductions

The guality of the work of arts reproduction has been observed from the point of view of aesthetic and technological criteria. Technological criteria are composed of process, systems and materials that are used in the reproduction process. Aesthetic criteria include formal and methodological characteristics on which the visually presentable systems are based. The visually presentable systems represent art and technical achievements of the historical periods of the visual arts. There is the intention in this work to study the reproduction of the works of art of particular visually presentable systems by taking into consideration the aesthetic (arts) and technical (technological) characteristics. The investigations comprise the tonal visually presentable system (Renaissance) the bright-shadow one (Baroque) and the coloristic visually presentable system (Impressionism). The method comprise the visual evaluation and instrumental measurements by which subjective and objective evaluation of the reproductions have to be obtained. There is the intention to determine the quality criteria of the reproduction of particular visual image systems by colorimetric investigations of the color characteristics. In the visual evaluation of the observers, person with defined knowledge and experience in the art practice have been included. By such a choice of the observers it is possible to consider the aesthetic criteria as authentic ones. The quality criteria of the reproductions for each visually presentable system separately are made by the discussion of the investigation results. By defining the criteria, one wants to contribute to the improvement of the reproduction of the works of art in graphic media. This can lead to better understanding of the achievements of particular periods of visual arts, which represent the basis for the analysis of the visual form on which the graphic design is established.