The Matter of violence in Baroque painting / Bogdan Cornea.

Baroque depictions of violence are often dismissed as 'over the top' and 'excessive'. Their material richness and exciting visual complexity, together with the visceral engagement they demand from beholders, are usually explained in literature as reflecting the presumed violence...

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Main Author:	Cornea, Bogdan (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2023]
Series:	Visual and material culture, 1300-1700 ; 43.
Subjects:	Violence in art. Art, Baroque > Themes, motives. Paintings and painting. Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss. Violence and abuse in society.