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
Table of Contents:
  • Myth and Mimesis in western art history
  • Art history as myth
  • The Zeuxis myth
  • Myth and Mimesis in the Renaissance
  • 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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