Transhistorical Dialogue Concerning Images: Baltrušaitis and Kircher

The article explores the works of Jurgis Baltrušaitis on depraved perspectives. In particular, it examines his references to Jesuit scholar Athanasius Kircher in the books dedicated to anamorphoses, aberrations, Egyptomania and distorting mirror’s reflections. The paper questions what led Baltrušait...

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Main Author: Žukauskienė Odeta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2020-12-01
Series:Meno Istorija ir Kritika
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/mik-2020-0001