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Too beautiful to picture : Zeuxis, myth, and mimesis
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Too beautiful to picture : Zeuxis, myth, and mimesis

Elizabeth Mansfield

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Myth and Mimesis in western art history
Art history as myth
The Zeuxis myth
Myth and Mimesis in the Renaissance
Painting (like) Zeuxis
Zeuxis in the academy
Women artists and the Zeuxis myth
Painting in the philosophical brothel
Zeuxis in the operating room: Orlan's carnal art
Conclusion: Zeuxis selecting models and the cultural unconscious.

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Too beautiful to picture : Zeuxis, myth, and mimesis by Elizabeth Mansfield. ISBN 9780816647491. Published by University of Minnesota Press in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.

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