Painting, Science, and the Perception of Coloured Shadows: ‘The Most Beautiful Blue’ - Science and the Arts since 1750 - Smith, Paul (University of Warwick) - Books - Taylor & Francis Ltd - 9781138488090 - March 18, 2021
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Painting, Science, and the Perception of Coloured Shadows: ‘The Most Beautiful Blue’ - Science and the Arts since 1750 1st edition


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This multi-disciplinary book synthesises methodologies drawn from art history (close pictorial analysis), psychology and neuroscience (theories of colour constancy), history of science (the changing paradigms used to explain coloured shadows), and philosophy (theories of perception and aesthetic value from Wittgenstein and Merleau-Ponty).


184 pages, 21 Halftones, color; 40 Halftones, black and white; 32 Illustrations, color; 40 Illustrat

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released March 18, 2021
ISBN13 9781138488090
Publishers Taylor & Francis Ltd
Pages 176
Dimensions 251 × 179 × 18 mm   ·   588 g
Language English  

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