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Abstract
Stoichita's compelling account untangles the history of one of the most enduring challenges to beset Western art - the depiction and meanings of shadows.
"discriminating, inspired interrogation ... dazzling analysis"—Marina Warner, Tate Magazine
"Ambitious and a pleasure to read ... a thoroughly worthwhile book."—Times Higher Education Supplement
Victor I. Stoichita is Professor of the History of Modern and Contemporary Art at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.