Too beautiful to picture : Zeuxis, myth, and mimesis /

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Few tales of artistic triumph can rival the story of Zeuxis. As first reported by Cicero and Pliny, the painter Zeuxis set out to portray Helen of Troy, but when he realized that a single model could not match Helen's beauty, he combined the best features of five different models. A primer on m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mansfield, Elizabeth, 1965- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2007.
Temas:
Zeuxis, > active 5th century B.C.
Art and mythology.
Mimesis in art.
Narrative art.
Art et mythologie.
Mimêsis.
Art narratif.
mimesis.
ART > General.
ART > Criticism & Theory.
Art and mythology
Mimesis in art
Narrative art
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Myth and Mimesis in western art history
  • Art history as myth
  • The Zeuxis myth
  • Myth and Mimesis in the Renaissance
  • Part II. Painting (like) Zeuxis
  • Zeuxis in the academy
  • Women artists and the Zeuxis myth
  • Painting in the philosophical brothel
  • Zeuxis in the operating room: Orlan's carnal art
  • Conclusion: Zeuxis selecting models and the cultural unconscious.

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