Sculptural Seeing: Relief, Optics, and the Rise of Perspective in Medieval Italy
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Sculptural Seeing: Relief, Optics, and the Rise of Perspective in Medieval Italy. Factory sealed. 36 color and 100 black-and-white illustrations. Includes sculptural programs at the cathedrals of Modena and Ferrara, the pulpits by Giovanni and Nicola Pisano at Pisa and Pistoia. (SKU: 36020). Diatrope Books presents ... Sculptural Seeing: Relief, Optics, and the Rise of Perspective in Medieval Italy Sculptural Seeing: Relief, Optics, and the Rise of Perspective in Medieval Italy Lakey, Christopher R. Price: US $55.75 Quantity: 1 Publisher: Yale University Press Condition: Used: Very Good Binding: Hardcover Dust Jacket (if applicable): very good Date: 2018 ISBN: (if applicable): 0300232144 Factory sealed. 36 color and 100 black-and-white illustrations. Visual analysis paired with close readings of medieval texts. Includes sculptural programs at the cathedrals of Modena and Ferrara, the pulpits by Giovanni and Nicola Pisano at Pisa and Pistoia. Demonstrates that medieval sculptors orchestrated the reception of their intended religious and political messages through the careful manipulation of points of view and architectural space, Argues that medieval practice was well informed by visual theory and that the concepts that led to the codification of linear perspective by Renaissance painters had in fact been in use by sculptors for hundreds of years. Measures 8.25x10.25 inches. 240p. (SKU: 36020) Keywords:Sculpture, Sculpture, Art History, European Art, Perspective, Italian Art, Medieval Art, Space, Renaissance
