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Author:   Norman E. Land
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9781476683959

ISBN 10:   1476683956
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   30 November 2022
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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Table of Contents

"Table of Contents Acknowledgments viii Preface  1. Introduction: The Artist as Murderer  2. The Image of Parrhasius  3. Parrhasius and the Olynthian Slave  4. The Afterlife of Seneca's Tale  5. Tormented Models  6. Michelangelo Murders a Model  7. Carpenter's Tale  8. The Tale Retold  9. Variations on the Tale 10. Professional Opinions 11. A Turkish Spy on Giotto 12. A Legend of a Sculptor 13. Parrhasius in Love 14. The Return of Parrhasius 15. ""The Man in Purple"" 16. Socrates and Parrhasius 17. The Return of Michelangelo 18. Criminal Artists 19. Death and Detachment 20. Afterword: Art and Life Appendix A: Giovanni Paolo Marana, ""A Turkish Spy on Giotto"" Appendix B: Adelbert von Chamisso, ""The Crucifix: An Artist's Legend"" Appendix C: Nathaniel Parker Willis, ""Parrhasius"" Appendix D: Espy W.H. Williams, ""Parrhasius; or, Thriftless Ambition"" Appendix E: Pierre Louÿs, ""The Man in Purple"" Notes Bibliography Index"

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The late Norman E. Land lived in Columbia, Missouri.

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