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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Judovitz, Dalia (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
La Tour, Georges de > 1593-1652
La Tour, Georges du Mesnil de, > 1593-1652.
La Tour, Georges du Mesnil de, > 1593-1652 > Criticism and interpretation.
Visual perception in art.
ART > History > General.
PHILOSOPHY > Aesthetics.
RELIGION > Christianity > Literature & the Arts.
ART > History > Renaissance.
21.02 history of painting.
Perception visuelle dans l'art.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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