Displaying an enviable depth of interest and knowledge, Fenton's pieces range from a controversial essay on Egyptian funerary portraits - he questions whether in fact they were death portraits at all - and an intriguing piece on Leonardo's virtually unknown but extremely talented nephew Pierino da Vinci, to essays on Degas, Picasso, and the American painter Thomas Jones, among others. An unexpected reference or forgotten bit of history is often Fenton's entree into his subject: he approaches Jasper Johns via the patriotic ...
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Displaying an enviable depth of interest and knowledge, Fenton's pieces range from a controversial essay on Egyptian funerary portraits - he questions whether in fact they were death portraits at all - and an intriguing piece on Leonardo's virtually unknown but extremely talented nephew Pierino da Vinci, to essays on Degas, Picasso, and the American painter Thomas Jones, among others. An unexpected reference or forgotten bit of history is often Fenton's entree into his subject: he approaches Jasper Johns via the patriotic sculptures of the turn of the century; Joseph Cornell through the history of the European "Wunderkammer," or cabinet of curiosities; and the nature of the state through an examination of Freud's attachment to his startingly large collection of antique statuettes. Endlessly illuminating and packed with suggestive detail, "Leonardo's Nephew" opens doors on the back rooms and shadowy passageways of art history.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Near fine condition. Near fine condition (DJ) Book. Octavo (8vo). 284 pages of text including notes and an index. Hardcover; minimal shelfwear to binding and unclipped dustjacket; protected in archival mylar.
