The places of painting -- Decor and time -- The trajectory of the arabesque -- Asian motifs in European decoration -- The East Asian idea of taste -- Another way of representing the world -- COnclusion. Asian caprice, or making and island of the picture.
Summary:
"This volume offers the first critical account of how European imports of East Asian materials and published descriptions of Chinese gardens inspired a revolution in the role of painting in early modern Europe"-- Provided by publisher.
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