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The Sun
Source of Light in Art
Buch von Ortrud Westheider (u. a.)
Sprache: Englisch

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Published in conjunction with the one


hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Monet's


1872 painting, Impression, Sunrise, this


unique and illuminating catalog reaches


throughout history to explore how artists have


incorporated the sun as a reference point and


as inspiration in their art.


For as long as humans have been making art, they have turned to the sun as the source of light, warmth and life itself. It appears as a symbol of limitless power, as the personification of gods and of Christ, and as a harbinger of change. Artists have also used the sun as a means of exploring light and color and as an entrée into discussions about climate. The first of its kind, this book investigates visual representations of the sun from antiquity to the present day. It is divided into seven roughly chronological sections that look at both epoch-spanning and period specific examples, including symbolic, allegorical representations, the iconography of mythological subjects, and mimetic qualities such as typology, phenomenology, and emotional effect. It includes more than two hundred stunning reproductions of well- and lesser-known works of art. Incisive and enlightening texts explore how solar symbolism figured in pre-Christian objects; through 17th-century depictions of the "Sun King" Louis XIV; how artists such as Rubens and Monet employed the sun in their narrative paintings; how the Impressionists first investigated the sun's effects on a landscape; how Neo-Impressionists such as Seurat experimented with color, based on the Newtonian analysis of the solar spectrum; and how 20th-century artists incorporated a broad array of abstract, surrealistic, and transformative modes of solar representation into a variety of media.

Published in conjunction with the one


hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Monet's


1872 painting, Impression, Sunrise, this


unique and illuminating catalog reaches


throughout history to explore how artists have


incorporated the sun as a reference point and


as inspiration in their art.


For as long as humans have been making art, they have turned to the sun as the source of light, warmth and life itself. It appears as a symbol of limitless power, as the personification of gods and of Christ, and as a harbinger of change. Artists have also used the sun as a means of exploring light and color and as an entrée into discussions about climate. The first of its kind, this book investigates visual representations of the sun from antiquity to the present day. It is divided into seven roughly chronological sections that look at both epoch-spanning and period specific examples, including symbolic, allegorical representations, the iconography of mythological subjects, and mimetic qualities such as typology, phenomenology, and emotional effect. It includes more than two hundred stunning reproductions of well- and lesser-known works of art. Incisive and enlightening texts explore how solar symbolism figured in pre-Christian objects; through 17th-century depictions of the "Sun King" Louis XIV; how artists such as Rubens and Monet employed the sun in their narrative paintings; how the Impressionists first investigated the sun's effects on a landscape; how Neo-Impressionists such as Seurat experimented with color, based on the Newtonian analysis of the solar spectrum; and how 20th-century artists incorporated a broad array of abstract, surrealistic, and transformative modes of solar representation into a variety of media.
Über den Autor
Ortrud Westheider is Director of the Museum Barberini in Potsdam, Germany. Michael Philipp is Chief Curator of the Museum Barberini in Potsdam, Germany. Daniel Zamani is Curator of the Museum Barberini in Potsdam, Germany.
Zusammenfassung
The first comprehensive art-historical presentation of this fascinating and multifaceted subject through all epochs
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: 288 S.
219 farbige Illustr.
ISBN-13: 9783791379654
ISBN-10: 3791379658
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Redaktion: Westheider, Ortrud
Philipp, Michael
Zamani, Daniel
Herausgeber: Ortrud Westheider/Michael Philipp/Daniel Zamani
Hersteller: Prestel
Prestel Verlag
Abbildungen: 200 farbige Abbildungen
Maße: 307 x 249 x 33 mm
Von/Mit: Ortrud Westheider (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.04.2023
Gewicht: 2,016 kg
Artikel-ID: 125771523
Über den Autor
Ortrud Westheider is Director of the Museum Barberini in Potsdam, Germany. Michael Philipp is Chief Curator of the Museum Barberini in Potsdam, Germany. Daniel Zamani is Curator of the Museum Barberini in Potsdam, Germany.
Zusammenfassung
The first comprehensive art-historical presentation of this fascinating and multifaceted subject through all epochs
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: 288 S.
219 farbige Illustr.
ISBN-13: 9783791379654
ISBN-10: 3791379658
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Redaktion: Westheider, Ortrud
Philipp, Michael
Zamani, Daniel
Herausgeber: Ortrud Westheider/Michael Philipp/Daniel Zamani
Hersteller: Prestel
Prestel Verlag
Abbildungen: 200 farbige Abbildungen
Maße: 307 x 249 x 33 mm
Von/Mit: Ortrud Westheider (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.04.2023
Gewicht: 2,016 kg
Artikel-ID: 125771523
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