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The eye of the artist / Michael F. Marmor, James G. Ravin ; with 190 illustrations including 120 in full color.

Fine Arts Library N71.8 .M37 1997
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Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Medical Subjects:
Physical Description:
xvii, 229 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Place of Publication:
St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby, [1997]
Summary:
This book provides a unique analysis of art and its history by examining the work of famous artists from an ophthalmologist's perspective. It explains how Monet and Cassatt's work may have been affected by cataracts, the ocular diseases of Degas and O'Keeffe, and possible eye problems with El Greco, Renoir, and van Gogh. 147 illus., 125 in full color.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0815172443
OCLC:
34958834

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