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Pastoureau, Michel, 1947-
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Red.
Red in art.
Color -- Psychological aspects -- History.
Color -- Social aspects -- History.
Symbolism of colors -- History.
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Pastoureau, Michel, 1947-
Red.
Red in art.
Color -- Psychological aspects -- History.
Color -- Social aspects -- History.
Symbolism of colors -- History.
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Red : the history of a color / Michel Pastoureau ; translated by
Jody
Gladding
by
Pastoureau, Michel, 1947-
Princeton University Press, 2017.
Call #:
155.91145 P293r
Subjects
Red.
Red in art.
Color -- Psychological aspects -- History.
Color -- Social aspects -- History.
Symbolism of colors -- History.
ISBN:
9780691172774 (hc.)
Uniform title:
Rouge: histoire d'une couleur. English
Description:
213 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Notes:
Originally published: Paris : Éditions du Seuil, c2016, under the title: Rouge: Histoire d'une couleur
Illustrated endpapers.
Translated from the French.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references
Summary:
"The color red has represented many things, from the life force and the divine to love, lust, and anger. Up through the Middle Ages, red held a place of privilege in the Western world. For many cultures, red was not just one color of many but rather the only color worthy enough to be used for social purposes. In some languages, the word for red was the same as the word for color. The first color developed for painting and dying, red became associated in antiquity with war, wealth, and power. In the medieval period, red held both religious significance, as the color of the blood of Christ and the fires of Hell, and secular meaning, as a symbol of love, glory, and beauty. Yet during the Protestant Reformation, red began to decline in status. Viewed as indecent and immoral and linked to luxury and the excesses of the Catholic Church, red fell out of favor. After the French Revolution, red gained new respect as the color of progressive movements and radical left-wing politics. In this beautifully illustrated book, Michel Pastoureau, the acclaimed author of Blue, Black, and Green, now masterfully navigates centuries of symbolism and complex meanings to present the fascinating and sometimes controversial history of the color red. Pastoureau illuminates red's evolution through a diverse selection of captivating images, from the cave paintings of Lascaux, the works of Renaissance masters, to modern paintings and stained glass by Mark Rothko and Josef Albers."--Provided by publisher.
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