Pictures & tears : a history of people who have cried in front of paintings / / James Elkins
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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 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (218 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 750/.1/1 |
| Soggetto topico: | Painting - Appreciation |
| Visual perception - Psychological aspects | |
| 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: | 1-135-95012-1 |
| 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.: | 9910958534103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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