Painting, Science, and the Perception of Coloured Shadows: 'The Most Beautiful Blue'

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Many artists and scientists - including Buffon, Goethe, and Philipp Otto Runge - who observed the vividly coloured shadows that appear outdoors around dawn and dusk, or indoors when a candle burns under waning daylight, chose to describe their colours as 'beautiful'.

Paul Smith explains what makes these ephemeral effects worthy of such appreciation - or how depictions of coloured shadows have genuine aesthetic and epistemological significance...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1138488097

ISBN13:9781138488090

Release Date:March 2021

Publisher:Routledge

Length:176 Pages

Related Subjects

Art Arts, Music & Photography Philosophy Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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