Download face and mask ebook free in pdf and epub format. Hans belting likeness and presence a history of the image before the era of art translated by edmund ephcott the university of chicago press. The enterprise appears aweinspiring, despite the charm of the oppositional pair face mask only reminiscent of the once sturdy. Read face and mask online, read in mobile or kindle.
Most of his numerous books have been translated into english. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. The final section of likeness and presence surveys the reformation and renaissance periods, when new attitudes toward images inaugurated what belting calls the era of art that continues to the present day an era during which the aesthetic quality has become the dominant aspect of the image. Face and mask available for download and read online in other formats. This fascinating book presents the first cultural history and anthropology of the face across centuries, continents, and media. Sconto 15% e spedizione con corriere a solo 1 euro. Ranging from funerary masks and masks in drama to the figural work of contemporary artists including cindy sherman and nam june paik, renowned art historian hans belting. Tom fecht gisele freund en face masquerade, paris 1999 detail hans belting is a german art historian and theorist of medieval and renaissance art, as well as contemporary art and image theory. Knihovna hanse beltinga hans belting library, brno brno, czech republic. Pubblicato da carocci dopo aver letto il libro facce. In this work, hans belting sets out to substantiate the assumption that the possibility and development of the image of the face have been tied to the concept of mask from time immemorial up to the very now of the consumption of media faces as the author puts it.
Dalle maschere teatrali alla mimica degli attori, dal ritratto europeo alla fotografia, dal cinema allarte contemporanea, hans belting r. Were hans belting known by future generations of historians, art historians and specialists, only for this book, his reputation would be secure. In this magisterial book, hans belting traces the long history of the sacral image and its. Ranging from funerary masks and masks in drama to the figural work of contemporary artists including cindy sherman and nam june paik, renowned art historian hans belting emphasizes that while the face.
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