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A brief history of the artist from God to Picasso

Explores art history and imaginative literature to show how fiction and history inform each other. Traces the modern idea of the artist to the epic tradition from Homer and Ovid to Dante, leading to Michelangelo. Examines how Vasari shaped Balzac's idea of the artist, and Balzac influenced Pica...

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Main Author: Barolsky, Paul (Author, VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press , [2010]
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Online Access:http://kunst.proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/fid/jstor-ebooks-art/www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/j.ctv14gp1k4
Related Items:Erscheint auch als: A brief history of the artist from God to Picasso
Author Notes:Paul Barolsky
E-Book Packages:JSTOR E-Books in Art, Design and Photography
Notes:FID-Lizenz "FID Kunst, Fotografie, Design" (keine Universitätslizenz)
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Summary:Explores art history and imaginative literature to show how fiction and history inform each other. Traces the modern idea of the artist to the epic tradition from Homer and Ovid to Dante, leading to Michelangelo. Examines how Vasari shaped Balzac's idea of the artist, and Balzac influenced Picasso's --Provided by publisher
The art of God from the beginning of the world till the end of time -- Homer, Hephaistos, and the poetic origins of art history -- Ovid's protean epic and artistic personae -- Dante and the modern cult of the artist -- Vasari and the quixotic painter -- Leonardo, Vasari, and the historical imagination -- Vasari and the autobiography of Michelangelo -- Balzac and the fable of failure in modern art -- Myths and mysteries of modern art -- Towards a mock-heroic history of art -- The metamorphoses of Picasso.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 147 Seiten)
ISBN:9780271051154