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Sleep in Art
How Artists Portrayed Sleep and Dreams in the Last 7000 Years
Meir Kryger · 2016 · 280 pages
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About the book
Meir Kryger explores the representation of sleep in art, from antiquity to modernity, investigating how painters, sculptors, and other artists have captured this universal and mysterious state. The book connects art history with the history of medicine and culture.
A unique visual and intellectual exploration that reveals how different eras and cultures understood and depicted sleep, revealing changing perceptions of rest, death, dreams, and the unconscious.
Book details
| Author | Meir Kryger |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Pages | 280 |
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