3. Pygmalion’s Power

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Preface to the Second Edition xi
4. Contents xv
5. List of Illustrations xvii
6. Introduction: Psychology and the Riddle of Style 1
7. Part I: The Limits of Likeness
8. 1. From Light into Paint 31
9. 2. Truth and the Stereotype 63
10. Part II: Function and Form
11. 3. Pygmalion’s Power 93
12. 4. Reflections on the Greek Revolution 116
13. 5. Formula and Experience 146
14. Part III: The Beholder’s Share
15. 6. The Image in the Clouds 181
16. 7. Conditions of Illusion 203
17. 8. Ambiguities of the Third Dimension 242
18. Part IV: Invention and Discovery
19. 9. The Analysis of Vision in Art 291
20. 10. The Experiment of Caricature 330
21. 11. From Representation to Expression 359
22. Retrospect 393
23. Notes 399
24. Index 443