The Deceptive Surface: Perception and Sculpture’s “Skin”

In the eighteenth century, sculptors such as Antonio Canova often experimented with polychromy, using wax or grind water to subtly tint their figures’ flesh. In this article, I examine viewers’ discomfort with these surface treatments. I argue that viewers reacted negatively to the colored surface o...

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Main Author: Christina Ferando
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Centre d´Histoire et Théorie des Arts 2017-01-01
Series:Images Re-Vues
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/imagesrevues/3931
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