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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Language: | English |
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2020-12-01
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Series: | Meno Istorija ir Kritika |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/mik-2020-0001 |