by Hans Belting (Author), Thomas Dunlap (Translator)
Proposes an anthropological theory for interpreting human picture making. Refusing to reduce images to their material embodiment yet acknowledging the importance of the historical media in which images are manifested, this book presents a challenging and provocative account of what pictures are and how they function.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 216
Edition: Translated by Thomas Dunlap ed.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 21 Jul 2014
ISBN 10: 0691160961
ISBN 13: 9780691160962