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Shadows: The Depiction of Cast Shadows in Western Art

By E. H. Gombrich , Neil MacGregor , Nicholas Penny

Book information

Publisher
Yale University Press
Year
2014
ISBN
0300210043, 9780300210040
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
157 MB (164376610 bytes)
Edition
New edition
Pages
96\0
Time added
2015-03-11 22:43:57

Description

In this intriguing book, E.H. Gombrich, who was one of the world’s foremost art historians, traces how cast shadows have been depicted in Western art through the centuries. 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. First published to accompany an exhibition at the National Gallery, London, in 1995, it is reissued here with additional color illustrations and a new introduction by esteemed scholar Nicholas Penny. It is also now available as an enhanced eBook, with zoomable images and accompanying film footage.

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