Windows in Art - Couverture rigide

Masters, Christopher

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1858945542 ISBN 13 : 9781858945545

Editeur : Merrell Publishers Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

A window provides access to two of life's essentials, light and air, but it is more than just a means to an end. Windows also have symbolic, expressive and architectural qualities that have for centuries inspired some of the world's greatest artists. In this engaging new study, Christopher Masters celebrates the multiple roles of the window in ar t through five key themes, from the window as a status symbol to its use as a provider of physical and spiritual illumination; from its employment as a literal window on the world outside the confines of a room to its function as a mirror, reflecting the emotions of the artist or the individuals depicted; and finally to the immense architectural variety of windows that animate interior and exterior scenes throughout Western painting. With superb reproductions of 90 works by major artists from Giotto to Banksy, and spirited analysis of the paintings' meanings, this is a remarkable exploration of an important but hither to neglected subject in art history.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Christopher Masters is a London-based writer and lecturer on art. He contributes to The Guardian newspaper, and is the author of Renaissance, published by Merrell in 2008, and a book on Salvador Dali, as well as numerous articles for periodicals and reference works.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Merrell Publishers Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1858945542
• ISBN 13: 9781858945545
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible