Shadows by E H Gombrich

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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.

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Shadows by E H 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.
E.H. Gombrich (1909–2001) was director of the Warburg Institute, London, from 1959 until his retirement in 1976. Author of the international bestsellers The Story of Art and A Little History of the World, he received a knighthood in 1972 and the Order of Merit in 1988. Nicholas Penny is director of the National Gallery, London. 
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ISBN 13 9780300210040
ISBN 10 0300210043
Title Shadows
Author E H Gombrich
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Yale University Press
Year published 2014-10-23
Number of pages 96
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