Fabric of vision
dress and drapery in painting
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Author
Publication
2016 - Bloomsbury Visual Arts, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, England
Language
English
Word Count
52,000 words, Guess
Page Count
208 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL27221547M
- ISBN-139781474251648
- ISBN-101474251641
- OCLC Control Number930256016
- OCLC Control Number1201426243
and 1 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2015041514
Classifications
- DDC757
- LCCND1460.D73 H56 2016
Description
Clothing appears in all forms of figurative painting, often taking up two thirds of a frame; yet it can often go unnoticed. Far more than a simple means of identifying the status or occupation of a figure, clothes and cloth are used creatively by artists to hint at ambiguities in character, adjust the emotional temperature, direct the eye or make subtle allusions. Drawing on works by artists over a period of six centuries, from Giotto to El Greco, Matisse to Cindy Sherman, the author reveals through paintings, fashion plates, photographs and film stills how drapery in art evolved from Renaissance extravagance to Neoclassical simplicity at the end of the 18th century, and has extended to infinite uses in all genres of modern art. Written by pioneering art historian and critic Anne Hollander, this beautifully illustrated book is a must-read for students and anyone with an interest in art and fashion.
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