Image Of The Body: Aspects Of The Nude
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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Few subjects in the history of Western art have proven as enduring, complex, and contentious as the representation of the human body — and Image of the Body: Aspects of the Nude by Michael Gill presents a sweeping and authoritative survey of this rich tradition. Tracing the nude from its origins in ancient Greek sculpture through the Renaissance masters, Baroque provocateurs, and into the modern era, the work chronicles how artists across centuries have wrestled with questions of beauty, desire, morality, and identity as expressed through the unclothed human form. Gill brings an art historian's precision and a storyteller's fluency to his subject, illuminating how cultural, religious, and social forces have shaped — and been shaped by — representations of the body in paint, marble, and photography. The work argues compellingly that the nude is never simply a subject, but always a statement, a negotiation between the artist's vision and the society that receives it. Published by Doubleday — with offices spanning New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, and Auckland — this is a volume that will leave readers questioning where the line between art and the human form truly lies.
Author: Michael Gill
Format: Paperback
Published: 1989, Doubleday
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few subjects in the history of Western art have proven as enduring, complex, and contentious as the representation of the human body — and Image of the Body: Aspects of the Nude by Michael Gill presents a sweeping and authoritative survey of this rich tradition. Tracing the nude from its origins in ancient Greek sculpture through the Renaissance masters, Baroque provocateurs, and into the modern era, the work chronicles how artists across centuries have wrestled with questions of beauty, desire, morality, and identity as expressed through the unclothed human form. Gill brings an art historian's precision and a storyteller's fluency to his subject, illuminating how cultural, religious, and social forces have shaped — and been shaped by — representations of the body in paint, marble, and photography. The work argues compellingly that the nude is never simply a subject, but always a statement, a negotiation between the artist's vision and the society that receives it. Published by Doubleday — with offices spanning New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, and Auckland — this is a volume that will leave readers questioning where the line between art and the human form truly lies.