Word and Image - French Painting of the Ancien R Gime

A classic work from 1982 which changed the face of art criticism in the twentieth century.

List of contents

List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Discourse, figure; 2. The legible body: LeBrun; 3. Watteau and reverie; 4. Transformations in rococo space; 5. Greuze and the pursuit of happiness; 6. Diderot and the word; 7. Diderot and the image; 8. 1785; Conclusion: style or sign?; Notes; List of societies affiliated to CINOA; Select bibliography; Index.

Summary

In this classic 1982 work, Norman Bryson examines the evolution of narrative styles: the kinds of stories paintings tell, the ways they communicate their information, the different techniques of presenting the body as an instrument for incorporating textual messages.

Product details

• Authors: Norman Bryson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.10.2011
• EAN: 9780521276542
• ISBN: 978-0-521-27654-2
• No. of pages: 300
• Dimensions: 189 mm x 246 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 585 g
• Series: Cambridge Paperback Library
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history