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Fabric of Vision - Dress and Drapery in Painting (Paperback)
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Fabric of Vision - Dress and Drapery in Painting (Paperback)
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Clothing appears in all forms of figurative painting, often taking
up two thirds of a frame; yet it can often go unnoticed. Far more
than a simple means of identifying the status or occupation of a
figure, clothes and cloth are used creatively by artists to hint at
ambiguities in character, adjust the emotional temperature, direct
the eye or make subtle allusions. Drawing on works by artists over
a period of six centuries, from Giotto to El Greco, Matisse to
Cindy Sherman, the author reveals through paintings, fashion
plates, photographs and film stills how drapery in art evolved from
Renaissance extravagance to Neoclassical simplicity at the end of
the 18th century, and has extended to infinite uses in all genres
of Modern art. First published in 2002 to accompany an exhibition
of the same name at the National Gallery, London, this beautifully
illustrated - and beautifully written - book by pioneering art
historian and critic Anne Hollander, is reissued with a new
Foreword by Valerie Steele. As penetrating and insightful as when
it was first published, it remains a must-read for today's
generation of students and anyone with an interest in art and
fashion.
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