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Shadows are holes in light. They are see all the time and sometimes noticed, but their part in our visual experience of the world is mysterious. This text draws on contemporary cognitive science, 18th-century theories of visual perception and art history to discuss shadows and the visual knowledge they can offer.
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Shadows and Enlightenment, Michael Baxandall
- Language
- Released
- 1995
- Binding
- (Hardcover)
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- Title
- Shadows and Enlightenment
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Michael Baxandall
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Released
- 1995
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 192
- ISBN10
- 0300059795
- ISBN13
- 9780300059793
- Series
- Tags
- Painting (art), Sculpture
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- Description
- Shadows are holes in light. They are see all the time and sometimes noticed, but their part in our visual experience of the world is mysterious. This text draws on contemporary cognitive science, 18th-century theories of visual perception and art history to discuss shadows and the visual knowledge they can offer.