Inventing Falsehood, Making Truth Vico and Neapolitan Painting |
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| Author:
| Bull, Malcolm |
| Series title: | Essays in the Arts Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-13884-8 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2014 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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Can painting transform philosophy? This title looks at Neapolitan art around 1700 through the eyes of the philosopher Giambattista Vico. It presents the masterpieces of late Baroque painting in early eighteenth-century Naples from an entirely new perspective.
Can painting transform philosophy? This title looks at Neapolitan art around 1700 through the eyes of the philosopher Giambattista Vico. It presents the masterpieces of late Baroque painting in early eighteenth-century Naples from an entirely new perspective.