The dark side of genius: the melancholic persona in art, ca. 1500 - 1700

Introduction : the problem of melancholia -- Saturn's privileged realm : meaning and melancholy -- Privileged piety : religious melancholy -- Privileged passion : love melancholy -- Privileged work : scholarly melancholy -- A privileged profession : artists and melancholy -- Wine, women, and so...

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Main Author: Dixon, Laurinda S. 1948- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: University Park, Pa. Pennsylvania State Univ. Press c 2013
In:Year: 2013
Reviews:[Rezension von: Dixon, Laurinda S., The Dark Side of Genius: The Melancholic Persona in Art, ca. 1500-1700] (2014) (Warren, Maureen)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Melancholy (Motif) / Art / History 1500-1700
Further subjects:B Illustrated book
B Melancholy in art History 17th century
B Melancholy in art History 17th century
B Melancholy in art History 16th century
B Melancholy in art History 16th century
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Summary:Introduction : the problem of melancholia -- Saturn's privileged realm : meaning and melancholy -- Privileged piety : religious melancholy -- Privileged passion : love melancholy -- Privileged work : scholarly melancholy -- A privileged profession : artists and melancholy -- Wine, women, and song : melancholy mediated -- Epilogue : melancholia denied and revived -- Appendix : medical dissertations on melancholia and related subjects, ca. 1590/1750
"Examines 'melancholia' as a philosophical, medical, and social phenomenon in early modern art. Argues that, despite advances in art and science, the topos of the dispirited intellectual continues to function metaphorically as a locus for society's fears and tensions"--Provided by publisher
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0271059354