The Body imaged : the human form and visual culture since the Renaissance / edited by Kathleen Adler and Marcia Pointon.
Contributor(s): Adler, Kathleen
| Pointon, Marcia R.
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BookPublisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1993Description: xvii, 214 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0521415365 (hardback); 0521447682 (pbk.).Subject(s): Human figure in art | Nude in art | Male nude in art | Art, Modern | Art and societyDDC classification: 704.942
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 704.942 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00059036 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 704.942 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00059037 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The twelve essays in this book employ a wide range of visual material from varying periods in history to explore different attitudes to and representations of the human body. Each essay serves to analyse how visual representations of the body work metaphorically and systematically to define and reinforce beliefs and social practices. Many of the essays focus on a single painting, photograph, or other object to examine the wider implications of the image of the body and the body as image. An impressive range of methods and approaches is brought to bear, serving to demonstrate the intellectual vigour and breadth of the subject of the body in art, and the richness of the material with which it can be studied.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-208) and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Part I The Body of the Artist
- Part II Bodies of Masculinity
- Part III Bodies of Femininity
- Part IV The Body as Language