This is the first post in In Studio in Masters series, fully dedicated to in-depth studies of painting masterpieces.
This is how I keep learning to paint myself, and my hope is that this series will encourage you to do such studies, too — because there is no more powerful way towards understanding painting and mastering this art. Short of that (and just in case you do not paint yourself, but just love painting), this series is intended to help you to see paintings more deeply, to connect with them in a more meaningful way.