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Absolute Artist: The Historiography of a Concept
Catherine M. Soussloff
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Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; ABA; AC; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
The myth of the artist-genius has long had a unique hold on the imagination of western culture. Iconoclastic, temperamental, and free from the constraints of society, these towering figures have been treated as fixed icons regardless of historical context or individual situation. In this text, Catherine M. Soussloff challenges this view in a consideration of the social construction of the artist from the 15th century to the present. Traditional art history has held that the concept of the artist-genius arose in the Enlightenment. Soussloff disputes this, arguing that earlier writings - artist biographies written as long ago as the early ... Read more
The myth of the artist-genius has long had a unique hold on the imagination of western culture. Iconoclastic, temperamental, and free from the constraints of society, these towering figures have been treated as fixed icons regardless of historical context or individual situation. In this text, Catherine M. Soussloff challenges this view in a consideration of the social construction of the artist from the 15th century to the present. Traditional art history has held that the concept of the artist-genius arose in the Enlightenment. Soussloff disputes this, arguing that earlier writings - artist biographies written as long ago as the early ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816628971
SKU
V9780816628971
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