这本书涉及一些历史上最伟大的艺术，从博世壮观的戏剧到乔托的明亮场景，并从以下观点开始：过去的艺术可以而且应该从当代视觉文化观察者的角度来看 - 而不仅仅是精英主义，学术解释。

欧西恩•沃德的《十步指南》简单易行，它帮助我们观察并将老大师们通常晦涩难懂的策略分解为直觉类——从诚实的艺术到视觉的艺术。正如当代艺术应该通过它如何打动我们，如何哄骗我们的感官，如何包围我们来评判一样，伟大的历史绘画也可以被视为身临其境、引人入胜，甚至是参与式的体验。

《再看一遍》并没有否认其他时代的艺术所具有的特定复杂性和障碍，相反，它提供的方法不仅为观赏者提供了解释艺术的工具，而且还假设我们直觉上已经拥有了其中的一些知识。

This book engages with some of history’s greatest art, from the spectacular theatrics of Bosch to the luminous scenes of Giotto, and starts with the idea that the art of the past can and should be seen from the viewpoint of a contemporary observer of visual culture―rather than just an elitist, academic interpretation.

Ossian Ward’s simple, ten-

step guide acts as an aid to looking at and breaking down the often obscure strategies of the Old Masters into intuitive categories―from Art as Honesty to Art as Vision. Just as contemporary art should be judged by how it moves us, cajoles our senses, and envelops us, so too can the great paintings of history be seen as immersive, captivating, and even participatory experiences.

Look Again does not deny the specific complexities and barriers associated with looking at art from other eras, instead it offers methods that not only provide the viewer with the tools to interpret the art, but also assumes that we intuitively hold some of this knowledge within ourselves already.