Closer Look: Allegory

Informationen zum Autor Erika Langmuir! OBE! was Head of Education at the National Gallery! London! and is the author of many books! including Masterpieces and The National Gallery Companion Guide. Klappentext When we say that 'Love is blind' or 'Time flies' - making concepts sound like living beings - we are using the language of allegory. Painters have long relied on allegory to create 'message pictures'. This guide helps readers understand the language of allegory within Western painting - be it from the National Gallery or from other collections. Zusammenfassung When we say that 'Love is blind' or 'Time flies' - making concepts sound like living beings - we are using the language of allegory. Painters have long relied on allegory to create 'message pictures'. This guide helps readers understand the language of allegory within Western painting - be it from the National Gallery or from other collections.

Product details

• Authors: Erika Langmuir, Erika Langmuir
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.05.2010
• EAN: 9781857094855
• ISBN: 978-1-85709-485-5
• No. of pages: 96
• Series: National Gallery London; A Closer Look; National Gallery London Publications; A Closer Look
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history