Word And Image: French Painting Of The Ancien Régime (pdf) (Revised Edition)
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- Synopsis
- This 1982 book, now recognised as a classic, has done perhaps more than any other single work to change the face of art criticism in the twentieth century. Whereas previous books on French painting looked only at the history of painting as an evolution of artistic styles (baroque, rococo, neo-classical, and so on), Norman Bryson examines the evolution of narrative styles: the kinds of stories paintings tell, the ways they communicate their information, the different techniques of presenting the body as an instrument for incorporating textual messages. The procedure is applied to a number of painters: LeBrun, Watteau, Greuze, David and others, and the author demonstrates that the relation of formal and 'literary' elements was regarded by painters and critics in the eighteenth century as the primary issue to be confronted in the production of a painting.
- Copyright:
- 2012
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 300 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780521276542
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780521237765
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 10/04/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Norman Bryson
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Art and Architecture
- Submitted By:
- Rochelle Pretsell
- Proofread By:
- Rochelle Pretsell
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.