Vision, Reflection, and Desire in Western Painting by David Summers
Spanning more than 2,500 years in the history of art, this book demonstrates how the rise and diffusion of the science of optics in ancient Greece and Mediterranean world correlated to pictorial illustion in the development of Western painting from Hellenistic Greece onwards.
David Summers is William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Art History at the University of Virginia. He is author of three previous books, including Real Spaces: World Art History and the Rise of Western Modernism.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780807831106 |
| ISBN 10 | 0807831107 |
| Title | Vision, Reflection, and Desire in Western Painting |
| Author | David Summers |
| Series | Bettie Allison Rand Lectures In Art History |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Year published | 2007-10-30 |
| Number of pages | 232 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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