The language of art : studies in interpretation / Moshe Barasch.
The language of art : studies in interpretation / Moshe Barasch.
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New York : New York University Press, c1997.
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N701/54
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English
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Physical content
x, 367 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
The Language of Art -- Language of Art: Some Historical Notes -- 1. Visual Idioms -- 2. The Image of the Ruler in Gnostic Imagination -- 3. Visual Syncretism: A Case Study -- 4. Disguised Symbolism -- 5. Job: The History of an Exemplum Doloris -- 6. The Dreamland in Renaissance Imagination -- 7. The...
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Publisher
New York : New York University Press, c1997.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
Moshe Barasch, one of the world's great authorities on art theory, here tackles the question of how art works as language. Barasch shows exactly how, once an art work is seen and understood, a new communicative function is effectively added to the work. The argument moves from the art and civilization of ancient Egypt to that of modern Europe and e...
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The language of art : studies in interpretation / Moshe Barasch.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-357) and index.
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c1997.
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N701/54
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74VM4qjJe5x3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM4qjJe5x3
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ISBN
0814712568 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
081471255X (clothbound : acid-free paper)
9780814712566 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
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701
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991001341589702626
