Shadows the depiction of cast shadows in Western art
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Contributors
MacGregor, Neil, 1946- writer of foreword.
Penny, Nicholas, 1949- writer of introduction.
National Gallery (Great Britain), issuing body.
Penny, Nicholas, 1949- writer of introduction.
National Gallery (Great Britain), issuing body.
Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2014].
Edition
New edition.
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1 online resource (97 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
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English
ISBN
9780300210064 (e-book)
Notes
General Note
"This book was first published to accompany an exhibition in the Sunley Room at the National Gallery, London, June 1995"--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
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, they appear only sporadicaly and have been more frequently ignored or suppressed in Western art. Gombrich touches on the ambiguous nature of shadows in myth, legend, and philosophy, and briefly analyses the factors governing their shape: the location and form of the light source, the shape of the illuminated object and that of the surface on which the shadow falls, and the position of the viewer. Early Renaissance painters such as Masaccio and Campin, intent on a faithful rendering of visual reality, did incorporate shadows in their art, but artists of Leonardo's time largely avoided painting them, and it was not until early in the seventeenth century that painters - particualrly Caravaggio and Rembrandt - were again interested in the effects of shadows. In subsequent centuries artists of the Romantic, Impressionist and Surrealist movements exploited the device of the cast shadow to enhance the realism or drama of their images.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gombrich, E. H. 1., MacGregor, N., & Penny, N. (2014). Shadows: the depiction of cast shadows in Western art (New edition.). Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gombrich, E. H. 1909-2001, Neil MacGregor and Nicholas Penny. 2014. Shadows: The Depiction of Cast Shadows in Western Art. Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gombrich, E. H. 1909-2001, Neil MacGregor and Nicholas Penny. Shadows: The Depiction of Cast Shadows in Western Art Yale University Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gombrich, E. H. 1909-2001,, Neil MacGregor, and Nicholas Penny. Shadows: The Depiction of Cast Shadows in Western Art New edition., Yale University Press, 2014.
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