Vášně duše a dešifrování raněnovověkých emocí
Title in English | Passions of the Soul and Decoding of the Early Modern Emotions |
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Authors | |
Year of publication | 2014 |
Type | Article in Periodical |
Magazine / Source | Cornova |
MU Faculty or unit | |
Citation | |
Field | History |
Keywords | Emotions; iconography; 17th – 18th century; Descartes; purgatory |
Description | In this essay, which combines an analysis of the early modern art, art theory and religious literature I attempt to imply chances and limits of understanding emotions of the people living in the 17th and 18th centuries. I concentrate myself on the images presenting the souls in purgatory and hell and using the example of pain experience I follow cultural models, variety and range of representations as well as relation between body and soul. I am also interested in connection between the word and pictorial definition of emotions on the one side and their using in concrete pieces of art on the other. |
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