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The lives of paintings : presence, agency and likeness in Venetian art of the sixteenth century
\"As this book shows, paintings in 16th-century Venice were often treated as living beings. On the basis of case studies, its author offers a detailed examination of the agency paintings and other two-dimensional images could exert. Grounded in the theoretical literature on the agency of material things, the book contributes to Venetian studies as well as engaging with wider debates on the attribution of life and presence to images and objects\"-- Provided by publisher.
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The lives of paintings : presence, agency and likeness in Venetian art of the sixteenth century
In sixteenth-century Venice, paintings were often treated as living beings.As this book shows, paintings attended dinner parties, healed the sick, made money, and became involved in love affairs.Presenting a range of case studies, Elsje van Kessel offers a detailed examination of the agency paintings and other two-dimensional images could exert.
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