Shadows: The Depiction Of Cast Shadows In Western Art

Discusses the way shadows were represented - or ignored - by artists from the Renaissance to the 17th century and then describes how Romantic, Impressionist and Surrealist artists exploited the device of the cast shadow to enhance the illusion of realism or drama in their representations.

• | By (Author): E. H. Gombrich
• | Publisher: Yale University Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 28, 2014
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 96 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0300210043
• | ISBN-13: 9780300210040