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Introduction

The Mirror of Narcissus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2024

Genevieve Warwick
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University of Edinburgh
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Opening with Leon Battista Alberti’s celebrated definition of painting as a reflection on the surface of the water according to the ancient myth of Narcissus, the introduction elucidates the analysis of the inset-mirror motif in Renaissance painting as a form of mise-en-abyme that was central to the conceptualisation and reception of early modern art.

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The Mirror of Art
Painting and Reflection in Early Modern Visual Culture
, pp. 1 - 16
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Introduction
  • Genevieve Warwick, University of Edinburgh
  • Book: The Mirror of Art
  • Online publication: 28 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009448833.001
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  • Introduction
  • Genevieve Warwick, University of Edinburgh
  • Book: The Mirror of Art
  • Online publication: 28 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009448833.001
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  • Introduction
  • Genevieve Warwick, University of Edinburgh
  • Book: The Mirror of Art
  • Online publication: 28 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009448833.001
Available formats
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