Too Beautiful to Picture: Zeuxis, Myth, and Mimesis by Elizabeth C. Mansfield

Too Beautiful to Picture: Zeuxis, Myth, and Mimesis

Elizabeth C. Mansfield

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nonfiction art history challenging informative medium-paced
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Few tales of artistic triumph can rival the story of Zeuxis. As first reported by Cicero and Pliny, the painter Zeuxis set out to portray Helen of Troy, but when he realized that a single model could not match Helen's beauty, he combined the best ...

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