Le cadre incarné : corps-à-corps aux marges du décor

When painted at the extreme edges of the decor, the liminal protagonist that exceeds the margins tends to merge with the frame. He therefore shares its functions, particularly the deictic one. As an anthropomorphic embodiment of the frame, this powerful admonitor constitutes the perfect intermediary...

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Main Author: Roxanne Loos
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Centre d´Histoire et Théorie des Arts 2022-12-01
Series:Images Re-Vues
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/imagesrevues/12526
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Summary:When painted at the extreme edges of the decor, the liminal protagonist that exceeds the margins tends to merge with the frame. He therefore shares its functions, particularly the deictic one. As an anthropomorphic embodiment of the frame, this powerful admonitor constitutes the perfect intermediary between the pictorial space and the viewer’s world. This article looks into the meaning of these "framing figures" in Italian Renaissance frescoes, and the various ways and degrees in which they are integrated into the narrative.
ISSN:1778-3801