The nude
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From the art of the Greeks to that of Renoir and Moore, this work surveys the ever-changing fashions in what has constituted the ideal nude as a basis of humanist form.
A landmark study of the nude in art—from the ancient Greeks to Henry Moore—by a towering figure in art history
In this classic book, Kenneth Clark, one of the most eminent art historians of the twentieth century, examines the ever-changing fashion in what constitutes the ideal nude as a basis of humanist form, from the art of the ancient Greeks to that of Renoir, Matisse, and Henry Moore. The Nude reveals the sensitivity of aesthetic theory to fashion, what distinguishes the naked from the nude, and just why the nude has played such an important role in art history. As Clark writes, “The nude gains its enduring value from the fact that it reconciles several contrary states. It takes the most sensual and immediately interesting object, the human body, and puts it out of reach of time and desire; it takes the most purely rational concept of which man is capable, mathematical order, and makes it a delight to the senses; and it takes the vague fears of the unknown and sweetens them by showing that the gods are like men and may be worshipped for their life-giving beauty rather than their death-dealing powers.”
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 21 oktober 1972
Aantal pagina's: 480
Illustraties: Met illustraties
Hoofdauteur: Kenneth Clark
Tweede Auteur: Baron Clark
Co Auteur: Baron Clark
Hoofduitgeverij: Princeton University Press
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 191 mm
Product hoogte: 32 mm
Product lengte: 254 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 189 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 32 mm
Verpakking lengte: 256 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 931 g
EAN: 9780691017884