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A brief history of the artist from God to Picasso

Paul Barolsky · 2010

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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.

Book details

Year
2010
Language
English
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Editions
1
Pages
147
ISBN
9780271036755

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