Art and Illusion: A Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representation (The Folio Society)

xiv, 386 pp. With 320 illustrations. CONTENTS: Preface; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Preface to the Fifth Edition; Introduction: Psychology and the Riddle of Style; Part One. The Limits of Likeness: From Light into Paint; Truth and the Stereotype; Part Two. Function and Form: Pygmalion's Power; Reflections on the Greek Revolution; Formula and Experience; Part Three. The Beholder's Share: The Image in the Clouds; Conditions of Illusion; Ambiguities of the Third Dimension; Part Four: Invention and Discovery: The Analysis of Vision in Art; The Experiment of Caricature; From Representation to Expression; Retrospect; Notes; List of Illustrations; Index.