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Ovid and the Metamorphoses of Modern Art from Botticelli to Picasso

Paul Barolsky • Yale University Press • ISBN 9780300196696

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Ovid and the Metamorphoses of Modern Art from Botticelli to Picasso

Paul Barolsky • Yale University Press • ISBN-13 9780300196696

ISBN-10 0300196695 • 2014 • 1st Edition

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ISBN 9780300196696 • Completeness 73

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This book explores the profound influence of Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' on the visual arts, tracing its impact from the Renaissance through to modern artists like Picasso. Paul Barolsky examines how Ovid's themes of transformation and myth have been interpreted and reimagined by artists over the centuries.

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Publisher: Yale University Press
Hardcover1st Edition2014
Pages: 256Language: EnglishPaper finish: Matte

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Contributor: Paul Barolsky

Cultural context

Category: Art CriticismCategory: Art HistoryCategory: Classical LiteratureCategory: Cultural StudiesCategory: Interdisciplinary StudiesCategory: Literary InfluenceCategory: Mythology In ArtCategory: Renaissance ArtCategory: CriticismInfluenced by: OvidInfluenced by: Sandro BotticelliInfluenced by: MichelangeloInfluenced by: Pablo PicassoInfluenced: Contemporary ArtistsInfluenced: Art HistoriansInfluenced: Cultural CriticsInfluenced: Modern Art MovementsCornerstone of: Interdisciplinary Art and Literature Studies

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