| Description |
311 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-307) and index. |
| Note |
Originally published in French in 2006. |
| Summary |
Presents advice on ways to examine a painting to gain a better understanding of its meaning. |
| Contents |
Observing a simple reality: -- Discovering the essence of a character -- Confronting the truth of emotions -- Guessing what remains unsaid -- Feeling a sense of deja vu -- Believing you are at the cinema -- Recognizing the substance of the world; -- Contemplating the sublime: -- Taking part at an important event -- Flirting with the idea of perfection -- Feeling time stand still -- Accepting that we cannot see everything -- A moment's grace -- Witnessing the birth of light; -- Analyzing distortions to the visible world: -- Imagining the point of eternity -- Discerning the troubles of history -- Sensing a metamorphosis -- Glimpsing primitive nature -- Adapting to circumstances -- Abandoning the evidence; -- Taking account of what appears confusing: -- Making allowances for mystery -- Taking time to be wrong -- Appreciating a way of thinking -- Measuring the difficulty of seeing -- Welcoming a new freedom -- Feeling our way to reality; -- Getting over the shock of our first impression: -- Considering the function of a painting -- Seizing the grandeur of a ritual -- Passing through the mirror -- Understanding the logic of a vision -- Seeing life unravel -- Gaining access to the opposite side of things; -- Abandoning ourselves to the gentleness of a painting: -- Abandoning our fear of shadows -- Seeing history in the making -- Forgetting the weight of the world -- Enjoying a lasting peace -- Welcoming the ephemeral -- Learning to wait. |
| Subject |
Painting -- Appreciation.
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Painting -- Appreciation.
(OCoLC)fst01050568
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Art appreciation.
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| Added Author |
Spencer, Stewart. Translator.
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| Added Title |
Comment regarder un tableau. English
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| ISBN |
9780711232129 |
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0711232121 |
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