The essay deals with the activities of French art experts and connoisseurs in the second half of the 19th century and on the influence exerted on them by foreign, in particular German-speaking, art historians. It focuses on some rhetorical strategies adopted to justify attributions mainly based on the judgement of the eye, thus addressing the issue of the translation of visual experience into verbal descriptions.
Connaisseurs françaises au milieu du XIX siècle: tradition nationale et apports de l'étranger
LEVI, Donata
2008-01-01
Abstract
The essay deals with the activities of French art experts and connoisseurs in the second half of the 19th century and on the influence exerted on them by foreign, in particular German-speaking, art historians. It focuses on some rhetorical strategies adopted to justify attributions mainly based on the judgement of the eye, thus addressing the issue of the translation of visual experience into verbal descriptions.File in questo prodotto:
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