Shadows : the depiction of cast shadows in Western art
by Gombrich, E. H. (Ernst Hans) (1909-2001)
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- ISBN 10
- 0300210043
- ISBN 13
- 9780300210040
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About This Item
New Haven : Yale University Press, 1995. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine copy in the original cloth-backed illustrated boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 1 online resource (97 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color). Notes: ""This book was first published to accompany an exhibition in the Sunley Room at the National Gallery, London, June 1995"". Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Foreword / by Neil MacGregor -- Introduction / by Nicholas Penny -- Aspects of cast shadows: The art historian's eye ; Cast shadows and the laws of optics ; The shadow in myth and legend ; Observations on cast shadows in the history of painting -- Artistic functions of cast shadows: Illustrated by paintings in the National Gallery. Subjects: Shades and shadows in art; Visual perception; Exhibition Catalogues; Paintings; Art Criticism.
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- Title
- Shadows : the depiction of cast shadows in Western art
- Author
- Gombrich, E. H. (Ernst Hans) (1909-2001)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- ISBN 10
- 0300210043
- ISBN 13
- 9780300210040
- Publisher
- New Haven : Yale University Press
- Date Published
- 1995
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