Girl with Dead Bird
Intercultural Observations
Volkmar Mühleis (Author),
Life and death in a sixteenth-century masterpiece
Life and death in a sixteenth-century masterpiece
The portrait we have come to call Little Girl with Dead Bird is an enigma. On the one hand, we hardly know anything about this sixteenth-century masterpiece. But even so, on the other hand, the picture fascinates viewers to this day. This painting’s indeterminate yet compelling status provides Volkmar Mühleis grounds to look beyond its historical significance and to explore its anthropological scope as well, from an intercultural perspective and, moreover, against the backdrop of its complex of themes concerning life and death. To do so, Mühleis returns to the conceptual premises that frame the relationship between the history of art and the anthropology of images, along with those that juxtapose Western and Eastern philosophies.
Little girl with dead bird Art-historical considerations
Thoughts on life and death (I)
Intercultural comparisons
Thoughts on life and death (II)
Art and anthropology
Thoughts on life and death (III)
Notes
List of illustrations
Bibliography
Frequently Asked Questions
What is "Girl with Dead Bird" about?
Life and death in a sixteenth-century masterpiece
The portrait we have come to call Little Girl with Dead Bird is an enigma. On the one hand, we hardly know anything about this sixteenth-century masterpiece. But even so, on the other hand, the picture fascinates viewers to this day. This painting's indeterminate yet compelling status provides Volkmar Mühleis grounds to look beyond its historical significance and to explore its anthropological scope as well, from an intercultural perspective and, moreover, against the backdrop of its complex of themes concerning life and death. To do so, Mühleis returns to the conceptual premises that frame the relationship between the history of art and the anthropology of images, along with those that juxtapose Western and Eastern philosophies.
Who wrote "Girl with Dead Bird"?
"Girl with Dead Bird" was written by Volkmar Mühleis.
Volkmar Mühleis teaches philosophy and aesthetics at LUCA School of Arts in Brussels and Ghent. His research enfolds studies on blindness and art, artistic practice and theory, and politics and art, among others. As reviewer he publishes regularly in Philosophische Rundschau.
What is the Table of Contents for "Girl with Dead Bird"?
Little girl with dead bird Art-historical considerations
Thoughts on life and death (I)
Intercultural comparisons
Thoughts on life and death (II)
Art and anthropology
Thoughts on life and death (III)
Notes
List of illustrations
Bibliography
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