El Greco's representation of mystical ecstasy

This article deals with one of El Greco’s most original inventions, namely the gesture expressing mystical ecstasy in angelic and human figures. It is introduced with a brief explanation of figural representation in Renaissance painting which was achieved by applying the premises of rhetoric in a v...

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Main Author: Estelle Alma Maré
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 2008-12-01
Series:Acta Theologica
Online Access:https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/2229
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