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Too beautiful to picture Zeuxis, myth, and mimesis

Title
Too beautiful to picture [electronic resource] : Zeuxis, myth, and mimesis / Elizabeth C. Mansfield.
Author
Mansfield, Elizabeth, 1965-
Publication
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2007.

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Description
1 online resource (xxi, 232 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Too beautiful to picture (Online)
Alternative Title
Too beautiful to picture (Online)
Subject
  • Zeuxis, active 5th century B.C
  • Art and mythology
  • Mimesis in art
  • Narrative art
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-211) and index.
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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.
LCCN
2006027681
OCLC
ssj0000260047
Author
Mansfield, Elizabeth, 1965-
Title
Too beautiful to picture [electronic resource] : Zeuxis, myth, and mimesis / Elizabeth C. Mansfield.
Imprint
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2007.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-211) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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