New Intellectual Saints : The Reinvention of the Ancient Greek Philosophers as Aphoristic Writers and Itinerant Beggars in Seventeenth-Century Painting / Karl A.E. Enenkel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Enenkel, Karl A.E., author.

Series:

Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books online, Collection 2026.

Brill’s Studies on Art, Art History, and Intellectual History ; 88

Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books online, Collection 2026

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art--History.

Art.

Classical Studies.

Classical Tradition & Reception.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (463 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

The Reinvention of the Ancient Greek Philosophers as Aphoristic Writers and Itinerant Beggars in Seventeenth-Century Painting

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2026.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores the reinvention of the Greek philosophers by seventeenth-century painters who transformed them into saintly icons of the intellectual life. Fundamental is the novel conception of these philosophers as itinerant beggars and dedicated writers of aphorisms. Drawing heavily on Diogenes Laertius, Erasmus and other author-collectors of apothegms, the painters create living and above all speaking images of the philosophers which were meant to trigger reflection on the core issues of human existence. Above all, these painted philosophers are shown to be men of paper, who used it to read, write, and think, and who engaged bodily and spiritually with the paper codex.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Enenkel, Karl A. E. New Intellectual Saints

ISBN:

9789004751781

OCLC:

1603128092

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004751781 DOI