Georges de La Tour and the enigma of the visible /

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This interdisciplinary study explores George de La Tour's (1593-1652) enigmatic representations of light, vision and the visible in order to question the nature of painting and its religious, artistic and conceptual aspects. Challenging the familiarity of vision, it proposes a spiritual underst...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Judovitz, Dalia (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Fordham University Press, 2018.
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
La Tour, Georges du Mesnil de, > 1593-1652 > Criticism and interpretation.
La Tour, Georges du Mesnil de, > 1593-1652
La Tour, Georges de > 1593-1652
Visual perception in art.
Perception visuelle dans l'art.
21.02 history of painting.
ART > History > Renaissance.
RELIGION > Christianity > Literature & the Arts.
PHILOSOPHY > Aesthetics.
ART > History > General.
Visual perception in art
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Enigma of the Visible; 2. Spiritual Passion and the Betrayal of Painting; 3. The Visible and the Legible; 4. Flea Catching and the Vanity of Painting; 5. Painting as Portal: "Birth" and "Death" of the Sacred Image; Epilogue; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; Color plates.

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