{"product_id":"9783037344781","title":"The Public in the Picture: Involving the Beholder in Antique, Islamic, Byzantine, Western Medieval and Renaissance Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe act of including bystanders within the scene of an artwork has marked an important shift in the ways artists addressed the beholder, as well as a significant transformation of the relationship between images and their viewership. In such works, the “public” in the picture could be seen as a mediating between different times, people, and contents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eThe Public in the Picture, \u003c\/i\u003econtributors describe this shift, with each essay focusing on a specific group of works created at a different moment in history. Together, the contributions explore the political, religious, and social contexts of the publics depicted and relate this shift to the rise of perspectival representation. Contributors to \u003ci\u003eThe Public in the Picture \u003c\/i\u003einclude Andrew Griebler, Annette Haug, Henrike Haug, Christiane Hille, Christopher Lakey, Andrea Lermer, Cornelia Logemann, Anja Rathmann-Lutz, Alberto Saviello, and Daniela Wagner.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Diaphanes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044638048496,"sku":"9783037344781","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783037344781_p0.jpg?v=1763711599","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783037344781","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}