Fabric of vision : dress and drapery in painting / by Anne Hollander.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hollander, Anne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clothing and dress in art.

Drapery in art.

Painting, European--Themes, motives.

Painting, European.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages) : color illustrations

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2020.

Summary:

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. Written by pioneering art historian and critic Anne Hollander, this beautifully illustrated book is a must-read for students and anyone with an interest in art and fashion.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: I.Cloth of Honour

II.Liberated Draperies

III.Sensuality, Sanctity, Zeal

IV.High Artifice

V.Romantic Simplicity: Women

VI.Romantic Simplicity: Men

VII.Restraint and Display

VIII.Nude and Mode

IX.Woman as Dress

X.Form and Feeling.

Notes:

"First published in 2002 by The National Gallery Company."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474269643

1474269648

9781474269636

147426963X

9781474269629

1474269621

OCLC:

1201426243