Too Beautiful to Picture : Zeuxis, Myth, and Mimesis /

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Few tales of artistic triumph can rival the story of Zeuxis. As firstreported by Cicero and Pliny, the painter Zeuxis set out to portrayHelen of Troy, but when he realized that a single model could not matchHelens beauty, he combined the best features of five different models. A primer on mimesis in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mansfield, Elizabeth, 1965- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2007.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Zeuxis, > active 5th century B.C.
Narrative art.
Mimesis in art.
Art and mythology.
ART > Criticism & Theory.
ART > General.
mimesis.
Art narratif.
Mimêsis.
Art et mythologie.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Few tales of artistic triumph can rival the story of Zeuxis. As firstreported by Cicero and Pliny, the painter Zeuxis set out to portrayHelen of Troy, but when he realized that a single model could not matchHelens beauty, he combined the best features of five different models. A primer on mimesis in art making, the Zeuxis myth also illustratesambivalence about the ability to rely on nature as a model for idealform.
Physical Description:1 online resource (240 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780816698165

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