The Involuntary Self-Portrait - Automimesis and Self-Referentiality in the Art Literature of the Italian Renaissance

Automimesis or the idea that "every painter paints himself" was a notion that was frequently voiced in the art literature of the Italian Renaissance. Initially thought to be a defect of painters which threatened the faithful imitation of nature, the corporeal or spiritual similarity between an artist and his work was soon to become a facet that was seen positive. Considering biographies of artists, art treatises, and artworks, this book explores the reasons for this paradigmatic shift and shows how ideas from the early modern period continue to shape our modern understanding of the autonomy of the arts.

About the author

Moritz Lampe studierte Kunstgeschichte,
Kommunikationswissenschaft und Soziologie in Leipzig und Rom. Er war Doktorand
am Kunsthistorischen Institut in Florenz und an der Università degli Studi di
Firenze, wo er mit einer Arbeit zur Kunsttheorie der Renaissance auch
promovierte. Derzeit ist er wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Universität
Leipzig und arbeitet zur Fotografiegeschichte des 19.
Jahrhunderts.

Product details

• Authors: Moritz Lampe
• Publisher: arthistoricum.net
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2022
• EAN: 9783985011063
• ISBN: 978-3-9850110-6-3
• No. of pages: 300
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 25 mm x 241 mm
• Weight: 836 g
• Illustrations: 53 Farbabb.
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous