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245 12 a| A brief history of the artist from God to Picassoh| [electronic resource] /c| Paul Barolsky.;

260 a| University Park, Pa. :b| Pennsylvania State University Press,;

300 a| xvi, 147 p. ;c| 24 cm.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-144) and index.;

505 0 a| The art of God from the beginning of the world till the end of time -- Homer, Hephaistos, and the poetic origins of art history -- Ovid's protean epic and artistic personae -- Dante and the modern cult of the artist -- Vasari and the quixotic painter -- Leonardo, Vasari, and the historical imagination -- Vasari and the autobiography of Michelangelo -- Balzac and the fable of failure in modern art -- Myths and mysteries of modern art -- Towards a mock-heroic history of art -- The metamorphoses of Picasso.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| Explores art history and imaginative literature to show how fiction and history inform each other. Traces the modern idea of the artist to the epic tradition from Homer and Ovid to Dante, leading to Michelangelo. Examines how Vasari shaped Balzac's idea of the artist, and Balzac influenced Picasso's --Provided by publisher.;

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A brief history of the artist from God to Picasso / Paul Barolsky.

Author/creator	Barolsky, Paul, 1941-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press,
Description	xvi, 147 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from UPCC Books History 2010 Subject Collection
Subjects	Artists--History. Art--Historiography. Literature and history.

Contents	The art of God from the beginning of the world till the end of time -- Homer, Hephaistos, and the poetic origins of art history -- Ovid's protean epic and artistic personae -- Dante and the modern cult of the artist -- Vasari and the quixotic painter -- Leonardo, Vasari, and the historical imagination -- Vasari and the autobiography of Michelangelo -- Balzac and the fable of failure in modern art -- Myths and mysteries of modern art -- Towards a mock-heroic history of art -- The metamorphoses of Picasso.
Abstract	Explores art history and imaginative literature to show how fiction and history inform each other. Traces the modern idea of the artist to the epic tradition from Homer and Ovid to Dante, leading to Michelangelo. Examines how Vasari shaped Balzac's idea of the artist, and Balzac influenced Picasso's --Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-144) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2009038199
ISBN	9780271036755 (cloth : alk. paper)

A brief history of the artist from God to Picasso / Paul Barolsky.

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