This book explores body images in visual culture, from revolutionary France to contemporary New York. It engages with artists' use of different kinds of body images in painting, sculpture, photography and film, and shows the centrality of the body in the work of artists from da Vinci to Manet.
By:
Nicholas Mirzoeff (New York University) Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 360g ISBN:9780415098014 ISBN 10: 0415098017 Pages: 224 Publication Date:18 December 1995 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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A / AS level
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction 1. Bodyscapes 2. The Body Politic 3. Like a Virgin? 4. Photography at the Heart of Darkness 5. Painting at the Heart of Whiteness