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Autore: |
Elkins James <1955-, >
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Titolo: |
Pictures & tears : a history of people who have cried in front of paintings / / James Elkins
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Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Routledge, , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (218 p.) |
Disciplina: | 750/.1/1 |
Soggetto topico: | Painting - Appreciation |
Visual perception - Psychological aspects | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Published in paperback in 2004. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-264) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Colorplates; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Crying at nothing but colors; 2 Crying no one can understand; 3 Crying from chromatic waves; 4 Crying because you've been hit by a lightning bolt; 5 Weeping over bluish leaves; 6 The ivory tower of tearlessness; 7 False tears over a dead bird; 8 Crying because time passes; 9 Weeping, watching the Madonna weep; 10 Crying at God; 11 Sobbing in lonely mountains; 12 Crying at the empty sea of faith; Envoi:; Appendix; Sources; Index; |
Sommario/riassunto: | James Elkins tells the story of paintings that have made people cry. Drawing upon anecdotes related to individual works of art, he provides a chronicle of how people have shown emotion before works of art |
Altri titoli varianti: | Pictures and tears |
Titolo autorizzato: | Pictures & tears ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-135-95013-X |
0-203-99032-3 | |
1-280-17522-2 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910457295703321 |
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