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Take a Closer Look
Daniel Arasse
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Description for Take a Closer Look
Hardback. What happens when we look at a painting? What do we think about? What do we imagine? How can we explain, even to ourselves, what we see or think we see? And how can art historians interpret with any seriousness what they observe? This title deals with these questions. Translator(s): Waters, Alyson. Num Pages: 176 pages, 43 color illus. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 177 x 16. Weight in Grams: 562.
What happens when we look at a painting? What do we think about? What do we imagine? How can we explain, even to ourselves, what we see or think we see? And how can art historians interpret with any seriousness what they observe? In six engaging, short narrative fictions, each richly illustrated in color, Daniel Arasse, one of the most brilliant art historians of our time, cleverly and gracefully guides readers through a variety of adventures in seeing, from Velazquez to Titian, Bruegel to Tintoretto. By demonstrating that we don't really see what these paintings are trying to ... Read more
What happens when we look at a painting? What do we think about? What do we imagine? How can we explain, even to ourselves, what we see or think we see? And how can art historians interpret with any seriousness what they observe? In six engaging, short narrative fictions, each richly illustrated in color, Daniel Arasse, one of the most brilliant art historians of our time, cleverly and gracefully guides readers through a variety of adventures in seeing, from Velazquez to Titian, Bruegel to Tintoretto. By demonstrating that we don't really see what these paintings are trying to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
561g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691151540
SKU
V9780691151540
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About Daniel Arasse
Daniel Arasse (1944-2003) was professor of art history at the Sorbonne, director of the French Institute in Florence, and director of studies at l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales. His many books include Vermeer (Princeton), Botticelli, and Anselm Kiefer.
Reviews for Take a Closer Look
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2014 In six short essays, Arasse shows what it is to enter into the complexity of a work, inspect the nooks and crannies, and reject conventional wisdom.
Phillippe Dagen, Le Monde The casual nature of [Arasse's] language cannot mask his tremendous erudition, all while emphasizing his ease in navigating within the ... Read more
Phillippe Dagen, Le Monde The casual nature of [Arasse's] language cannot mask his tremendous erudition, all while emphasizing his ease in navigating within the ... Read more