Elkins, James, 1955- Why are our pictures puzzles? : on the modern origins of pictorial complexity / James Elkins. - New York : Routledge, 1999. - xvii, 302 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-292) and index. ISBN: 041591941X (cloth : acidfree paper) 0415919428 (paper : acid-free paper) LCCN: 97047282 Subjects--Topical Terms: Painting--Psychology.Picture interpretation.Communication in art. LC Class. No.: ND1140 / .E49 1999 Dewey Class. No.: 750/.19