Picture Titles: How and Why Western Paintings Acquired Their Names

by Ruth Bernard Yeazell

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How the practice of titling paintings has shaped their reception throughout modern history

A picture's title is often our first guide to understanding the image. Yet paintings didn't always have titles, and many canvases acquired their names from curators, dealers, and printmakers--not the artists. Taking an original, historical look at how Western paintings were named, Picture Titles shows how the practice developed in response...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691165270

ISBN13:9780691165271

Release Date:September 2015

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:0.05 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 5.9" x 9.3"

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Art Arts, Music & Photography

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