The Sinister Side - How Left-right Symbolism Shaped Western Art - Hardback - 2008

The Sinister Side reveals a hidden symbolic language in the visual arts: that of the perceived differences between the left and right sides of the body. Long forgotten or misunderstood, it is a symbolism that has been interpreted by artists differently through the centuries, and that sheds new light on some of our greatest works of art.
Year of publication: 2008
Pagination: 512 pages, 30 B&W halftones
Format: Hardback