The Language of Art: Studies in Interpretation.

Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langj�igem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag leicht berieben, sonst ein sehr gutes Exemplar / dust jacket slightly rubbed, otherwise a very good copy. - Moshe Barasch, one of the world's great authorities on . art theory, here tackles the question of how art works as language. Barasch shows exactly how, once an art work is seen and understood, a new communicative function is effectively added to the work. The argument moves from the art and civilization of ancient Egypt to that of modern Europe and effortlessly reveals a full and surprising range of language in art�from the magical to the impious, from the ambiguous to the didactic, scientific, and propagandistic. Consistently original and thought provoking, Barasch discusses various forms of art in turn. He deals with equal authority with sculpture, paintings, murals, statuary, woodcuts, bas-relief, even music. Over one hundred illustrations are featured as an integral part of the discussion. This imaginative and supple book will appeal to readers of Barasch's other authoritative volumes on art, art history, and art theory. But everyone interested in art, art theory, art history, intellectual history, and the European canon will henceforth need to reckon with this major accomplishment. / Contents List of Illustrations Introduction The Language of Art Language of Art: Some Historical Notes IDIOMS One Visual Idioms Two The Image of the Ruler in Gnostic Imagination AMBIGUITIES Three Visual Syncretism: A Case Study Four Disguised Symbolism MODELS Five Job: The History of an Exemplum Doloris Six The Dreamland in Renaissance Imagination MODES OF REPRESENTATION Seven The Dream in the Art and Lore of Late Antiquity Eight De Risu: Laughter in Renaissance Psychology, Literature, and Art THE SPECTATOR Nine The Demonization of Classical Art Ten Symbols of Authority: Roman Imperial Images in the Middle Ages RHETORICS OF ART Eleven Time in the Visual Arts Twelve The Veil: Representations of the Secret in the Visual Arts Thirteen How the Hidden Becomes Visible Fourteen The Spectator and the Eloquence of Renaissance Painting Notes Index. ISBN 9780814712559