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Book SynopsisCan painting transform philosophy? This title looks at Neapolitan art around 1700 through the eyes of the philosopher Giambattista Vico. It presents the masterpieces of late Baroque painting in early eighteenth-century Naples from an entirely new perspective.
Trade Review"[A] highly compelling account of an important subject... Bull is to be congratulated on presenting such a thought-provoking study ... welcome addition to the study of early modern art and thought."--Alexander Marr, Apollo "[T]antalizingly meaty."--Choice "[A]rt historians and critics will find in it a fascinating account of how paintings can initiate and/or facilitate philosophical reflection."--Giorgio Baruchello, European Legacy "This is a daring and highly imaginative book."--Helen Langdon, Burlington Magazine
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Prologue xi ONE Vico 1 TWO Icastic Painting 43 THREE Fantastic Painting 69 FOUR Theological Painting 101 Epilogue 121 Notes 127 Index 141
