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Looking at the Overlooked
Norman Bryson
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Description for Looking at the Overlooked
Paperback. Analyses the origins, history and logic of 'still life', one of the most enduring forms of Western painting. This work surveys a major segment in the history of still life, from 17th-century Spanish painting to Cubism. It tackles the controversial field of 17th-century Dutch still life. Series: Essays in Art & Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, 87 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 430.
In this classic Reaktion title, Norman Bryson analyses the origins, history and logic of still-life, one of the most enduring forms of Western painting. From Roman wall-painting to Cubism, and from seventeenth-century Dutch still-life to Bryson's conclusion that the persisting tendency to downgrade the genre of still-life is profoundly rooted in the historical oppression of women, Looking at the Overlooked is Norman Bryson at his brilliant best.
In this classic Reaktion title, Norman Bryson analyses the origins, history and logic of still-life, one of the most enduring forms of Western painting. From Roman wall-painting to Cubism, and from seventeenth-century Dutch still-life to Bryson's conclusion that the persisting tendency to downgrade the genre of still-life is profoundly rooted in the historical oppression of women, Looking at the Overlooked is Norman Bryson at his brilliant best.
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Series
Essays in Art & Culture
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780948462061
SKU
V9780948462061
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99-5
About Norman Bryson
Norman Bryson is Professor of Art History at the University of California, San Diego. He has written extensively on painting and critical theory.
Reviews for Looking at the Overlooked
'Few art historians can unpeel images in the way that he does.' - Frances Spalding, The Independent; 'The still-life really comes alive in this book.' - Good Book Guide