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Art and Illusion: A Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representation - Millennium Edition
E.H. Gombrich
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Description for Art and Illusion: A Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representation - Millennium Edition
paperback. Examines the history and psychology of pictorial representation in light of present-day theories of visual perception information and learning. Searching for a rational explanation of the changing styles of art, this title reexamines many ideas on the imitation of nature and the function of tradition. Series: A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. Num Pages: 512 pages, 320 illus. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1228.
Considered a great classic by all who seek for a meeting ground between science and the humanities, Art and Illusion examines the history and psychology of pictorial representation in light of present-day theories of visual perception information and learning. Searching for a rational explanation of the changing styles of art, Gombrich reexamines many ideas on the imitation of nature and the function of tradition. In testing his arguments he ranges over the history of art, noticing particularly the accomplishments of the ancient Greeks, and the visual discoveries of such masters as Leonardo da Vinci and Rembrandt, as well as the ... Read more
Considered a great classic by all who seek for a meeting ground between science and the humanities, Art and Illusion examines the history and psychology of pictorial representation in light of present-day theories of visual perception information and learning. Searching for a rational explanation of the changing styles of art, Gombrich reexamines many ideas on the imitation of nature and the function of tradition. In testing his arguments he ranges over the history of art, noticing particularly the accomplishments of the ancient Greeks, and the visual discoveries of such masters as Leonardo da Vinci and Rembrandt, as well as the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Series
A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691070001
SKU
V9780691070001
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About E.H. Gombrich
E. H. Gombrich (1909–2001) was director of the Warburg Institute and Professor of the History of the Classical Tradition at the University of London. His best-known book, The Story of Art, has been translated into many languages, and he was also the author of A Little History of the World.
Reviews for Art and Illusion: A Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representation - Millennium Edition
"Ernst Gombrich is indeed Master Scholar of the highest distinction. He has explored the mysterious links between perception and art
adding to both in the process, with a score of superb books on the history and philosophy of art... [Art and Illusion's] riches can only be appreciated by careful reading, more than once."
Richard Gregory, Perception "[Sir Ernst's] own theory of perception, ... Read more
adding to both in the process, with a score of superb books on the history and philosophy of art... [Art and Illusion's] riches can only be appreciated by careful reading, more than once."
Richard Gregory, Perception "[Sir Ernst's] own theory of perception, ... Read more