LEADER 02634nam 2200649 a 450 001 996248053003316 005 20240416133835.0 010 $a0-8166-9816-3 024 7 $a2027/heb30558 035 $a(CKB)1000000000481113 035 $a(EBL)322590 035 $a(OCoLC)476120159 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000260047 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11937404 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000260047 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10191545 035 $a(PQKB)10705820 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC322590 035 $a(OCoLC)182775973 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse39922 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL322590 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10202558 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL522503 035 $a(dli)HEB30558 035 $a(MiU)MIU01000000000000012431762 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000481113 100 $a20060821d2007 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aToo beautiful to picture $eZeuxis, myth, and mimesis /$fElizabeth C. Mansfield 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMinneapolis $cUniversity of Minnesota Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (256 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8166-4749-6 311 $a0-8166-4748-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 169-211) and index. 327 $aMyth 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. 330 $aFew tales of artistic triumph can rival the story of Zeuxis. As firstreported by Cicero and Pliny, the painter Zeuxis set out to portrayHelen of Troy, but when he realized that a single model could not matchHelen's beauty, he combined the best features of five different models.A primer on mimesis in art making, the Zeuxis myth also illustratesambivalence about the ability to rely on nature as a model for idealform. 606 $aArt and mythology 606 $aMimesis in art 606 $aNarrative art 615 0$aArt and mythology. 615 0$aMimesis in art. 615 0$aNarrative art. 676 $a701 700 $aMansfield$b Elizabeth$f1965-$0166710 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996248053003316 996 $aToo beautiful to picture$92091305 997 $aUNISA