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
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Language:fra
Published: Centre d´Histoire et Théorie des Arts 2022-12-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/imagesrevues/12526
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description 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.
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Le cadre incarné : corps-à-corps aux marges du décor
Images Re-Vues
frame
decorative devices
fresco
italian renaissance
title Le cadre incarné : corps-à-corps aux marges du décor
title_full Le cadre incarné : corps-à-corps aux marges du décor
title_fullStr Le cadre incarné : corps-à-corps aux marges du décor
title_full_unstemmed Le cadre incarné : corps-à-corps aux marges du décor
title_short Le cadre incarné : corps-à-corps aux marges du décor
title_sort le cadre incarne corps a corps aux marges du decor
topic frame
decorative devices
fresco
italian renaissance
url https://journals.openedition.org/imagesrevues/12526
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