Publication

2002-07-01 - National Gallery London

Language

English

Word Count

48,000 words, Guess

Page Count

192 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100300094191
  • ISBN-139780300094190
  • Goodreads453723
  • LibraryThing914070
  • OCLC Control Number49239729
and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780300094190
  • Open LibraryOL9887013M

Classifications

  • LCCND1460.D73 H65 2002

Description

"This book examines how artists have used clothing and drapery - real and imagined, sacred and secular - as elements in their paintings to give emphasis and emotional force to their figures." "Drawing on works by artists over a span of six centuries as well as fashion plates, photographs and film stills, the author shows how drapery in painting evolved in the period following the Renaissance, becoming ever more flamboyant and theatrical, before the revolution of taste at the end of the eighteenth century saw a return to Neoclassical ideals of simplicity in art and dress."--Jacket.

First Sentence

IN CLASSICAL GREECE, clothes were very simple.

Excerpt

IN CLASSICAL GREECE, clothes were very simple.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Fabric of VisionPaperbackNational Gallery London2002-07-01

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