El Greco's representation of mystical ecstasy
This article deals with one of El Greco’s most original inventions, namely the gesture expressing mystical ecstasy in angelic and human figures. It is introduced with a brief explanation of figural representation in Renaissance painting which was achieved by applying the premises of rhetoric in a v...
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Main Author: | Estelle Alma Maré |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of the Free State
2008-12-01
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Series: | Acta Theologica |
Online Access: | https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/2229 |
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