Reading Pictures by Alberto Manguel

Reading Pictures by Alberto Manguel

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Reading Pictures by Alberto Manguel

This work sets out to draw us into the storied world of pictures and paintings. Taking a handful of images, the author explores how each one attempts to tell a story that we, the viewer, must decipher or invent: from the secret canvases of the Renaissance artist to Picasso's "Weeping Woman". The author does not attempt to devise a systematic method for reading pictures such as those proposed by great art historians, he seeks to reclaim for common viewers the right to "read" images.
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ISBN 13 9780747552956
ISBN 10 0747552959
Title Reading Pictures
Author Alberto Manguel
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2001-03-19
Number of pages 400
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.