Painting and Reality

by Étienne Gilson

Book Overview

A classic study of the art of painting and its relationship to reality

In this book, tienne Gilson puts forward a bold interpretation of the kind of reality depicted in paintings and its relation to the natural order. Drawing on insights from the writings of great painters--from Leonardo, Reynolds, and Constable to Mondrian and Klee--Gilson shows how painting is foreign to the order of language and knowledge. Painting, he argues,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069125186X
• ISBN13: 9780691251868
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.0" x 9.9"