"Art and Illusion" is a classic study of image-making. It seeks to
answer a simple question: why is there such a thing as style? The
question may be simple but there is no easy answer, and Professor
Gombrich's wide-ranging exploration of the history and psychology
of pictorial representation leads him into many important areas. He
examines, questions and re-evaluates old and new ideas on the
imitation of nature, the function of tradition, the problem of
abstraction, the validity of perspective and the interpretation of
expression, all of which reveal that pictorial representation is
far from being a straightforward matter. First published in the
1960s, the text applies the findings of experimental science to the
understanding of art and in tackling complex ideas and theoretical
issues, Gombrich is rigorous; yet he always retains a sense of
wonder at the inexhaustible capacity of the human brain, and at the
subtlety of the relationships involved in seeing the world and in
making and seeing art. With deep knowledge and his exceptional gift
for clear exposition, he advances arguments as hypotheses to be
tested. The problems of representation are fundamental to the
history of art and t
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