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CARICATURE AND SATIRE FROM LEONARDO TO LEVINE
MCPHEE, CONSTANCE C./ ORENSTEIN, NADINE

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From Leonardo's drawings of grotesque heads to contemporary prints lampooning American politicians, The Metropolitan Museum of Art h as a vast but largely unknown collection of caricatures and other satirical works. This handsome book offers 165 examples, dating fr om about 1500 to the present, that reflect the age-old tradition of using exaggeration and humor to convey personal, social, or poli tical meaning. The selection of images is notably broad, ranging from the elevated to the rudely humorous: renowned writers and deci dedly un...[Read more]

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DetailsYALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
2011
215 Pages
Format: Tela
ISBN: 9780300175813
Language: INGLÉSCategory: Antiquaria

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