The testimonial gesture : temporality and mediation in representations of John the Baptist
In Leonardo da Vinci’s John the Baptist (1513-1516), the figure of the Baptist is shown from the waist up, his form lit evenly against an opaque black background. Gazing expectantly at the viewer, the Baptist raises his right hand to point toward a referent located just beyond the painting’s frame,...
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University of British Columbia
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/37096 |