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Queer making : on artists and desire in medieval Europe / Karl Whittington.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whittington, Karl, author.
- Series:
- ICMA books--viewpoints http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/d6b26da4-2716-b1ea-57a1-f660c5c59bdc
- ICMA books | viewpoints
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art, Medieval--Europe.
- Art, Medieval.
- Art, Medieval--Technique.
- Queer theory.
- Desire in art.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (199 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- On artists and desire in medieval Europe
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- What role does desire play in the making of art objects? Art historians typically answer this question by referring to historical evidence about an artist's sexual identity or to particular kinds of imagery. But what about anonymous artists? Or works whose subject matter is mainstream?.
- Contents:
- Introduction : queer Pygmalions
- Stone and the sculptor's touch
- Holding hands in wood
- Warming the ivory martyrs
- Handling wax
- The painter's breath and brush
- Sainte Foy and the pleasure of submission
- Fittings
- Conclusion : maintenance.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-180) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9780271100784
- 0271100788
- OCLC:
- 1568232866
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