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Shadows: The Depiction of Cast Shadows in Western Art New edition
E. H. Gombrich
Shadows: The Depiction of Cast Shadows in Western Art New edition
E. H. Gombrich
Discusses the way shadows were represented - or ignored - by artists from the Renaissance to the 17th century and then describes how Romantic, Impressionist and Surrealist artists exploited the device of the cast shadow to enhance the illusion of realism or drama in their representations.
96 pages, 60 col illus.
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | October 23, 2014 |
ISBN13 | 9780300210040 |
Publishers | Yale University Press |
Pages | 96 |
Dimensions | 211 × 227 × 15 mm · 646 g |
Language | English |
Contributor | Neil MacGregor |
Contributor | Nicholas Penny |
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