Grottger and His Shadow

Artur Grottger’s famous series of paintings are a canon unto themselves, an ideal subject of research, fixed in place by an interpretative framework (i.e. the structure of the series, its sequence, elements appropriated from iconography, intentions of the artist, position of the audience) establish...

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Autore principale: Toniak, Ewa
Natura: Article ou chapitre numérique
Lingua:Anglais
Pubblicazione: Teksty Drugie 2024
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Accesso online:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Riassunto:Artur Grottger’s famous series of paintings are a canon unto themselves, an ideal subject of research, fixed in place by an interpretative framework (i.e. the structure of the series, its sequence, elements appropriated from iconography, intentions of the artist, position of the audience) established already in the 19th century; but they are not defenseless and resist claims of “theoretical protectionism” on account of their fragmentary nature, the looseness of the structure, and the techniq...