Picturing Space, Displacing Bodies: Anamorphosis in Early Modern Theories of Perspective - Lyle Massey - Books - Pennsylvania State University Press - 9780271029801 - November 1, 2007
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Picturing Space, Displacing Bodies: Anamorphosis in Early Modern Theories of Perspective


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Massey argues that we can only learn how and why certain kinds of spatial representation prevailed by carefully considering how Renaissance artists and theorists interpreted perspective. This discussion shows that the painter’s geometry did not always conform to the rational Cartesian formula, nor did it unfold according to scientific development.


184 pages, 43 illustrations

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released November 1, 2007
ISBN13 9780271029801
Publishers Pennsylvania State University Press
Pages 192
Dimensions 264 × 191 × 24 mm   ·   598 g

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