Illusion in Painting: An Attempt at Philosophical Interpretation

By Mateusz Salwa

This book aims to present trompe-l'oeil painting as an ambigous aesthetic ideal offered by early modern theory of art. It embodies the idea of an image identical to what it represents. It is interpreted in terms of perceptual and aesthetic illusion, mimesis, diegesis, play, irony and scientific illustration.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3631640528
• ISBN13: 9783631640524
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.3"