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Shadows : the Depiction of Cast Shadows in Western Art.
Cast shadows have been exploited in art to enhance the impression of the surrounding light as well as that of the solidity of the casting objects. They can contribute to the mood of the scene, and can reveal the presence of features outside the space represented, but as Professor Gombrich points out...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Yale University Press,
2014.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword / by Neil MacGregor
- Introduction / by Nicholas Penny
- Aspects of cast shadows: The art historian's eye ; Cast shadows and the laws of optics ; The shadow in myth and legend ; Observations on cast shadows in the history of painting
- Artistic functions of cast shadows: Illustrated by paintings in the National Gallery.