A short history of the shadow [[electronic resource] /] / Victor I. Stoichita ; [translated by Anne-Marie Glasheen]
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| Autore: |
Stoichiță Victor Ieronim
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| Titolo: |
A short history of the shadow [[electronic resource] /] / Victor I. Stoichita ; [translated by Anne-Marie Glasheen]
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| Pubblicazione: | London, : Reaktion Books, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (266 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 701/.8 |
| Soggetto topico: | Shades and shadows in art - History |
| Visual perception | |
| Human figure in art | |
| Art - Philosophy | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-264). |
| Nota di contenuto: | A Short History of the Shadow Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; 1. The Shadow Stage; 2. The Shadow of the Flesh; 3. A Shadow on the Painting; 4. Around 'The Uncanny'; 5. Man and his Doubles; 6. Of Shadow and its Reproducibility during the Photographic Era; 7. In the Shadow of the Eternal Shadow; References; List of Illustrations |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Stoichita's compelling account untangles the history of one of the most enduring challenges to beset Western art - the depiction and meanings of shadows.""discriminating, inspired interrogation ... dazzling analysis""-Marina Warner, Tate Magazine""Ambitious and a pleasure to read ... a thoroughly worthwhile book.""-Times Higher Education Supplement |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Short history of the shadow |
| ISBN: | 1-283-16238-5 |
| 9786613162380 | |
| 1-86189-829-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910789409203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Essays in art and culture (London, England)