Drawn from Life - Science and Art in the Portrayal of the New World

An illustrated archeology of the imagination that reveals how artists and writers from the late 16th to the early 19th century, most of whom had never seen North America, portrayed the natural history and landscape of North America to European readers.

Info autore

Victoria Dickenson is Director of the McCord Museum in Montreal.

Riassunto

An illustrated archeology of the imagination that reveals how artists and writers from the late 16th to the early 19th century, most of whom had never seen North America, portrayed the natural history and landscape of North America to European readers.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Victoria Dickenson
• Editore: University of Toronto Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9780802080738
• ISBN: 978-0-8020-8073-8
• Pagine: 312
• Dimensioni: 172 mm x 247 mm x 26 mm
• Peso: 762 g
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Storia dell'arte