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Windows in Art
Christopher Masters
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Description for Windows in Art
Hardcover. Windows in Art is a unique new survey of an intriguing but overlooked subject in art across the centuries. Featuring 90 works by such eminent artists as Caravaggio, Dali, Hammershoi, Hockney, Hopper, Matisse, Titian and Vermeer, the lively and informative text illuminates the role of the window in painting as both object and metaphor. Num Pages: 192 pages, 90 col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1036.
A window provides access to two of life's essentials, light and air, but it is more than just a means to an end. Windows also have symbolic, expressive and architectural qualities that have for centuries inspired some of the world's greatest artists. In this engaging new study, Christopher Masters celebrates the multiple roles of the window in art through five key themes, from the window as a status symbol to its use as a provider of physical and spiritual illumination; from its employment as a literal window on the world outside the confines of a room to its function as ... Read more
A window provides access to two of life's essentials, light and air, but it is more than just a means to an end. Windows also have symbolic, expressive and architectural qualities that have for centuries inspired some of the world's greatest artists. In this engaging new study, Christopher Masters celebrates the multiple roles of the window in art through five key themes, from the window as a status symbol to its use as a provider of physical and spiritual illumination; from its employment as a literal window on the world outside the confines of a room to its function as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Merrell Publishers
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
1035g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781858945545
SKU
V9781858945545
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About Christopher Masters
Christopher Masters is a writer and lecturer on art based in London. He writes for The Guardian newspaper and is the author of a book on Salvador Dali, as well as numerous articles and contributions to works of reference.
Reviews for Windows in Art
'thought-provoking and illuminating ... it offers an intriguing perspective on this often overlooked feature' - HOMES & GARDENS MAGAZINE 'Some very famous works have hidden windows and once the are pointed out we wonder how we missed them before so this volume becomes a window into the subject itself and one that enriches our looking. This is an intriguing ... Read more