The Devil's Portrait.
ARASSE Daniel.

The Devil's Portrait.

Arkhe
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N° d'inventaire 15467
Format 14 x 25
Détails 128 p., 32 color illustrations, paperback.
Publication Paris, 2011
Etat Nine
ISBN 9782918682011

To punish a cardinal who disliked his Last Judgment, Michelangelo painted his portrait as Lucifer. This anecdote is noted by the art historian as revealing a major cultural evolution, namely the disappearance of the figure of the devil in painting. It demonstrates the singularity of humanist culture, which reintegrates diabolical categories within the human.

To punish a cardinal who disliked his Last Judgment, Michelangelo painted his portrait as Lucifer. This anecdote is noted by the art historian as revealing a major cultural evolution, namely the disappearance of the figure of the devil in painting. It demonstrates the singularity of humanist culture, which reintegrates diabolical categories within the human.