Reading Gestures in Valentin de Boulogne’s Paintings

This article is a close reading of the gestures in selected paintings by Valentin de Boulogne exhibited at The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art October 7, 2016 – January 16, 2017. The gestures are impelled by body motions, dramatic actions, as well as props, and fall into three categories: descri...

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Main Author: Maurice Géracht
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Language:English
Published: Université de Bourgogne 2018-12-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/interfaces/606
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Reading Gestures in Valentin de Boulogne’s Paintings
Interfaces
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Valentin de Boulogne
Caravaggio
baroque painting
pitturra dal natural
title Reading Gestures in Valentin de Boulogne’s Paintings
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Caravaggio
baroque painting
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