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Sacred Eloquence

- Giambattista Tiepolo and the Rhetoric of the Altarpiece

About Sacred Eloquence

Why has Tiepolo's religious art often been misunderstood? How can the abbreviation and absence of key symbols in the images be explained and why is this rhetoric of absence so utterly modern? This book deals with Tiepolo's lacunism as an eighteenth-century phenomenon anticipating modernity.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9783034300353
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 392
  • Published:
  • October 5, 2010
  • Edition:
  • Dimensions:
  • 289x152x22 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 766 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: December 13, 2024
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025

Description of Sacred Eloquence

Why has Tiepolo's religious art often been misunderstood? How can the abbreviation and absence of key symbols in the images be explained and why is this rhetoric of absence so utterly modern? This book deals with Tiepolo's lacunism as an eighteenth-century phenomenon anticipating modernity.

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