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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mansfield, Elizabeth, 1965- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2007.
Subjects:
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
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