Salome et Jean Baptiste

Reinvestissements symboliques et reecritures d'un mythe (1870-1914)

by Francesca Cavazza

Book cover: Salome et Jean Baptiste

Extent: 541 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: Art & Art History, Literary Studies

Series: Perspectives comparatistes

Series volume number: 138, 16

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(September 2024)

ISBN: 9782406154457

8.62 x 5.91 inches

Price: $62.00

Out of stock

The publication, between 1870 and 1914, of numerous works inspired by the Biblical story of the murder of John the Baptist reflects a crisis that affected both the subject and the concept of representation at that time. The myth of Salome permits a reflection about the progressive autonomy of art.

  • By (author) Francesca Cavazza