The Myth Of Apollo And Marsyas In The Art Of The Italian Renaissance
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The impetus of the book, drawn from Wyss's dissertation, was Titian's darkly moving "Flaying of Marsyas" and "a desire to understand Titian's voice as his audience had heard it four centuries ago". Indeed, the closing chapter features the painting in the context of the accrued heritage of the myth and Titian's preoccupation with suffering and death. Wyss's response to the color and surface of the tortured Marsyas, an honest and affective response, enriches the discussion. Concerned with Renaissance perception of the classical myth, Wyss traces its evolution through classical and medieval literature, noting a dominant Pythagorean/Platonic ideology in the varied meanings ascribed to the lyre, flute, Apollo, and Marsyas. Apollo-Helios and his seven-string lyre became musica mundana and celestial order and harmony; Marsyas and the flute were the necessary balance in musica humana and... The book is full of black and white plates of the artwork. This hardback has a protective plastic sleeve which is scuffed, marked and slightly torn. This has been taped onto the inside dustjacket. Clean throughout and tightly bound with no former owner inscriptions.
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