Shadows: The Depiction of Cast Shadows in Western Art - E. H. Gombrich - Books - Yale University Press - 9780300210040 - November 28, 2014
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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.

96 pages, 60 col illus.

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released November 28, 2014
ISBN13 9780300210040
Publishers Yale University Press
Pages 96
Dimensions 211 × 227 × 15 mm   ·   635 g
Language English  
Contributor Neil MacGregor
Contributor Nicholas Penny

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