The matter of violence in Baroque painting /:

Baroque depictions of violence are often dismissed as 'over the top' and 'excessive'. Their material richness and exciting visual complexity, together with the visceral engagement they demand from beholders, are usually explained in literature as reflecting the presumed violence...

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Main Author: Cornea, Bogdan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2023]
Series:Visual and material culture, 1300-1700.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Baroque depictions of violence are often dismissed as 'over the top' and 'excessive'. Their material richness and exciting visual complexity, together with the visceral engagement they demand from beholders, are usually explained in literature as reflecting the presumed violence of early modern society. This book explores the intersection between materiality, excess, and violence in seventeenth-century paintings through a close analysis of some of the most iconic works of the period.
Item Description:Image 11. Jusepe de Ribera, The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, 1634, oil on canvas, 104 × 113 cm, The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Image Credit: Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.
Physical Description:1 online resource (184 pages) : color illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-182) and index.
ISBN:9048543835
9789048543830

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