The true vine : on visual representation and the western tradition / Stephen Bann.
"This highly unconventional study exceeds the conventional demarcations between history and criticism in order to provide a survey of some of the crucial themes of Western art. It focuses on three main issues: the use of grapes as a pictorial motif; the recurrent myth of self-reflection typifie...
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| Hōputu: | Pukapuka |
| Reo: | English |
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Cambridge [England] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1989.
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| Rangatū: | Cambridge new art history and criticism.
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| Whakarāpopototanga: | "This highly unconventional study exceeds the conventional demarcations between history and criticism in order to provide a survey of some of the crucial themes of Western art. It focuses on three main issues: the use of grapes as a pictorial motif; the recurrent myth of self-reflection typified by the story of Narcissus; and the notion of historical sequence as it is found in the medieval legend of the True Cross. The author breaks free from chronological constraints to emphasize the interconnections between representational forms from the High Middle Ages to the present day. The purpose of the book, which contains discussions of Piero della Francesca, Caravaggio, Poussin, and Cezanne, among others, is to bring out the reciprocal connections between the art of the past and the art of our own period, and to demonstrate the need for a critical approach that will identify the current features of the Western tradition."--Publisher description. |
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| Whakaahuatanga ōkiko: | xv, 286 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Rārangi puna kōrero: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-281) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521341442 9780521341448 |