Main entry:

Kubovy, Michael.

Title & Author:

The psychology of perspective and Renaissance art / Michael Kubovy.

Publication:

Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1986.

Description:

xiv, 192 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-181) and index.
Introduction : the importance of perspective and the metaphor of the arrow in the eye -- The elements of perspective -- Interlude : Brunelleschi's peepshow and the invention of perspective -- The effectiveness of Brunelleschi's peepshow -- The robustness of perspective -- Illusion, delusion, collusioin, and perceptual paradox -- Perceiving the window in order to see the world -- The bound of perspective : marginal distortions -- Why was the Brunellschi peephole abandoned? -- The psychology of egocenters -- The invention of perspective and the evolution of art
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Summary:

Michael Kubovy, an experimental psychologist, recounts the lively history of the invention of perspective in the fifteenth century, and shows how, as soon as the invention spread, it was used to achieve subtle and fascinating aesthetic effects. A clear presentation of the fundamental concepts of perspective and the reasons for its effectiveness, drawing on the latest laboratory research on how people perceive, leads into the development of a new theory to explain why Renaissance artists such as Leonardo and Mantegna used perspective in unorthodox ways which have puzzled art scholars. This theory illuminates the author's broader consideration of the evolution of art: the book proposes a resolution of the debate between those who believe that the invention/discovery of perspective is a stage in the steady progress of art and those who believe that perspective is merely a conventional and arbitrary system for the representation of space. -- Publisher description.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

0521253764
9780521253765
0521368499
9780521368490

Subject:

Brunelleschi, Filippo 1377-1446
Literaturgruppe Perspektive
Perspective Psychological aspects.
Visual perception Psychological aspects.
Painting, Renaissance.
Perspectief.
Psychologische aspecten.
Renaissance.
Schilderkunst.
Waarneming.
Perspective Aspect psychologique.
Perception visuelle Aspect psychologique.
Peinture de la Renaissance Histoire.
Peinture de la Renaissance.
Kunst
Kunstpsychologie
Methode
Wahrnehmungspsychologie
Ästhetik
Perspektive.
Italien
Italian paintings Perspectives, 1400-1500. Psychological aspects

Holdings:

Location: Library main 68250
Call No.: ID:86-B1017
Status: Available