{"product_id":"art-and-illusion-a-study-in-the-psychology-of-pictorial-representation-the-a-w-mellon-lectures-in-the-fine-arts-9780691070001","title":"Art and Illusion A Study in the Psychology of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamines the history and psychology of pictorial representation in light of present-day theories of visual perception information and learning. Searching for a rational explanation of the changing styles of art, this title reexamines many ideas on the imitation of nature and the function of tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ernst Gombrich is indeed Master Scholar of the highest distinction. He has explored the mysterious links between perception and art--adding to both in the process, with a score of superb books on the history and philosophy of art... [Art and Illusion's] riches can only be appreciated by careful reading, more than once.\"--Richard Gregory, Perception \"[Sir Ernst's] own theory of perception, put forward in Art and Illusion ... arguably his most important book, was controversial in almost every detail. But it brought the topic of the visual back to the centre of the history of the visual arts, from where it had been strangely displaced.\"--The Economist \"I have learned a great deal from this volume, but what I shall remember about it is the author's warmth and wit, the fabulous range of his references and the richness of personality that lies behind the whole performance.\"--The New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations ix  Preface to the 2000 Edition xxv  Preface xxxvii  Preface to the Second Edition xli  Introduction: Psychology and the Riddle of Style 3  PART ONE: The Limits of Likeness  Chapter 1. From Light into Paint 33  Chapter 2. Truth and the Stereotype 63  PART TWO: Function and Form  Chapter 3. Pygmalion's Power 93  Chapter 4. Reflections on the Greek Revolution 116  Chapter 5. Formula and Experience 146  PART THREE: The Beholder's Share  Chapter 6. The Image in the Clouds 181  Chapter 7. Conditions of Illusion 203  Chapter 8. Ambiguities of the Third Dimension 242  PART FOUR: Invention and Discovery  Chapter 9. The Analysis of Vision in Art 291  Chapter 10. The Experiment of Caricature 330  Chapter 11. From Representation to Expression 359  Retrospect 393  Notes 399  Index 443","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49526153019735,"sku":"9780691070001","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691070001.jpg?v=1731863147","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/art-and-illusion-a-study-in-the-psychology-of-pictorial-representation-the-a-w-mellon-lectures-in-the-fine-arts-9780691070001","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}