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Il libro delle ombre

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I capolavori dell’arte fantastica, da Johann Heinrich Füssli a Odilon Redon.

Tra fate, spettri, streghe, angeli e demoni, creature radicate in miti, leggende e capolavori letterari, 300 opere d’arte fra le più suggestive del romanticismo, del simbolismo e del preraffaelismo, accompagnate da approfondimenti storici, analisi stilistiche e contributi sull’universo dell’occulto. Un libro ricco di preziose schegge di luce nera che continuano ad accendere il nostro immaginario, in linea col celebre consiglio di Caspar David Friedrich: «Chiudi l’occhio fisico, per vedere il quadro con l’occhio dello spirito e riconoscere ciò che la ragione, da sola, non può spiegare». Evocative citazioni letterarie a corredo ci acompagnano nelle « profondità celate della notte scura » (V. Hugo).

480 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2024

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Alix Paré

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Alix Paré, diplômée de l’École du Louvre, est conférencière spécialisée en peinture occidentale des XVIIe, XVIIIe et XXe siècles. Elle a travaillé pendant huit ans au musée du Louvre et au château de Versailles. Elle donne des cours d’histoire de l’art et intervient dans les grandes expositions parisiennes.

Alix Paré, a graduate of the Ecole du Louvre, is a lecturer specializing in Western painting of the 17th, 18th, and 20th centuries. After an eight-year tenure at both the Louvre Museum and the Palace of Versailles, she now gives art history lessons and takes part in major Parisian exhibitions.

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Une magnifique sélection de tableaux, principalement du XIXe, abordant les représentations l'occulte et de la magie sous différents thèmes larges (sorcières, fées, démons, etc.). Les descriptifs des tableaux sont brefs, mais ils donnent envie d'en découvrir plus, et la qualité d'impression est excellente.
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