A Syncretistic Theory of Depiction

Voltolini, A.

What is depiction? A new answer is given to this venerable question by providing a syncretistic theory of depiction that tries to combine the merits of the previous theories on the matter while dropping their defects. Thus, not only perceptual, but also both conventional and causal factors contribute in making something a picture of something else.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-06-03

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137263285

DOI: 10.1057/9781137263292

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 269