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Pictures and Tears

James Elkins
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      This title is an investigation into paintings and the emotions they evoke. James Elkins tells the story of paintings that have made people cry, contrasting the emotions shown before works of art in the past, and the tearlessness with which most people approach works of art today. Elkins write about his encounter with Bellini's Saint Francis in Ecstasy in the Frick collection, the effect of the Rothko chapel on visitors, our responses to Caravaggio, Greuze, Friedrich, Bouts, David, Ingres, Regnault, a Kamakura period landscape and makes an inquiry into the nature of art itself. Fourth-century Greek painting depicted people in states of extreme grief, so that the viewer might respond in kind. Crying in front of paintings was commonplace in the Middle Ages. There were more tears in the 18th century, and then again in the age of Romanticism. Why has the 20th century been so dry by comparison? This is a book for anyone who has wondered at the power of painting and been moved by it, perhaps even to tears.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: James Elkins EAN: 9780415937139 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 630 g HEIGHT: 216 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2001-09-14 CITY: GENRE: ART / History / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies WIDTH: 138 cm SPINE:

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      History of art

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      James Elkins is Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is the author of many books, including How to Use Your Eyes and What Painting Is, both published by Routledge.
      This title is an investigation into paintings and the emotions they evoke. James Elkins tells the story of paintings that have made people cry, contrasting the emotions shown before works of art in the past, and the tearlessness with which most people approach works of art today. Elkins write about his encounter with Bellini's Saint Francis in Ecstasy in the Frick collection, the effect of the Rothko chapel on visitors, our responses to Caravaggio, Greuze, Friedrich, Bouts, David, Ingres, Regnault, a Kamakura period landscape and makes an inquiry into the nature of art itself. Fourth-century Greek painting depicted people in states of extreme grief, so that the viewer might respond in kind. Crying in front of paintings was commonplace in the Middle Ages. There were more tears in the 18th century, and then again in the age of Romanticism. Why has the 20th century been so dry by comparison? This is a book for anyone who has wondered at the power of painting and been moved by it, perhaps even to tears.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: James Elkins EAN: 9780415937139 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 630 g HEIGHT: 216 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2001-09-14 CITY: GENRE: ART / History / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies WIDTH: 138 cm SPINE:

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      History of art

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      James Elkins is Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is the author of many books, including How to Use Your Eyes and What Painting Is, both published by Routledge.

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