The Resource Shadows : the Depiction of Cast Shadows in Western Art
Shadows : the Depiction of Cast Shadows in Western Art
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The item Shadows : the Depiction of Cast Shadows in Western Art represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Missouri University of Science & Technology Library.
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- Summary
- Cast shadows have been exploited in art to enhance the impression of the surrounding light as well as that of the solidity of the casting objects. They can contribute to the mood of the scene, and can reveal the presence of features outside the space represented, but as Professor Gombrich points out, they appear only sporadicaly and have been more frequently ignored or suppressed in Western art. Gombrich touches on the ambiguous nature of shadows in myth, legend, and philosophy, and briefly analyses the factors governing their shape: the location and form of the light source, the shape of the illuminated object and that of the surface on which the shadow falls, and the position of the viewer. Early Renaissance painters such as Masaccio and Campin, intent on a faithful rendering of visual reality, did incorporate shadows in their art, but artists of Leonardo's time largely avoided painting them, and it was not until early in the seventeenth century that painters - particualrly Caravaggio and Rembrandt - were again interested in the effects of shadows. In subsequent centuries artists of the Romantic, Impressionist and Surrealist movements exploited the device of the cast shadow to enhance the realism or drama of their images
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (97 pages)
- Contents
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- Foreword / by Neil MacGregor
- Introduction / by Nicholas Penny
- Aspects of cast shadows: The art historian's eye ; Cast shadows and the laws of optics ; The shadow in myth and legend ; Observations on cast shadows in the history of painting
- Artistic functions of cast shadows: Illustrated by paintings in the National Gallery
- Isbn
- 9780300210064
- Label
- Shadows : the Depiction of Cast Shadows in Western Art
- Title
- Shadows
- Title remainder
- the Depiction of Cast Shadows in Western Art
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Cast shadows have been exploited in art to enhance the impression of the surrounding light as well as that of the solidity of the casting objects. They can contribute to the mood of the scene, and can reveal the presence of features outside the space represented, but as Professor Gombrich points out, they appear only sporadicaly and have been more frequently ignored or suppressed in Western art. Gombrich touches on the ambiguous nature of shadows in myth, legend, and philosophy, and briefly analyses the factors governing their shape: the location and form of the light source, the shape of the illuminated object and that of the surface on which the shadow falls, and the position of the viewer. Early Renaissance painters such as Masaccio and Campin, intent on a faithful rendering of visual reality, did incorporate shadows in their art, but artists of Leonardo's time largely avoided painting them, and it was not until early in the seventeenth century that painters - particualrly Caravaggio and Rembrandt - were again interested in the effects of shadows. In subsequent centuries artists of the Romantic, Impressionist and Surrealist movements exploited the device of the cast shadow to enhance the realism or drama of their images
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gombrich, E. h
- Dewey number
- 702.8
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- N8243.S36
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- MacGregor, Neil
- Penny, Nicholas
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Shades and shadows in art
- Visual perception
- Shades and shadows in art
- Visual perception
- Label
- Shadows : the Depiction of Cast Shadows in Western Art
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword / by Neil MacGregor -- Introduction / by Nicholas Penny -- Aspects of cast shadows: The art historian's eye ; Cast shadows and the laws of optics ; The shadow in myth and legend ; Observations on cast shadows in the history of painting -- Artistic functions of cast shadows: Illustrated by paintings in the National Gallery
- Control code
- 1099349059
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (97 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780300210064
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1099349059
- Label
- Shadows : the Depiction of Cast Shadows in Western Art
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword / by Neil MacGregor -- Introduction / by Nicholas Penny -- Aspects of cast shadows: The art historian's eye ; Cast shadows and the laws of optics ; The shadow in myth and legend ; Observations on cast shadows in the history of painting -- Artistic functions of cast shadows: Illustrated by paintings in the National Gallery
- Control code
- 1099349059
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (97 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780300210064
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1099349059
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