Here I Stand: Perspectives from Another Point of View (INTERPRETATIONS IN ART) - Hardcover

Smith, Norris Kelly

 
9780231084260: Here I Stand: Perspectives from Another Point of View (INTERPRETATIONS IN ART)

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This study of perspective in Western painting explores the manner in which pictorial space embodies both social and ethical meaning. The author argues that Renaissance painters developed perspective not only as a technical matter, but also to declare a stand in relation to church and state.

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Interpretations in Art is a series dedicated to the history, theory and criticism of art. Its aim is to make available interpretive essays that offer new insight into the complexities of art and the critical methods for understanding them. Intended as a forum for the presentation of a wide range of issues and approaches, Interpretations in Art will promote studies on fundamental problems of expression and communications in the visual arts; it seeks to encourage consideration of the structures of meaning as well as the contexts and conditions of creation and reception.

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