Painting as a Way of Life ITALIAN STUDIES Kate flees a traumatic relationship

Kate flees a traumatic relationship to the Cumbrian cottage she inherited from her great-aunt

energetic place where all walks of life can drop by and come together over plates of finely cured meats and cheese

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Painting as a Way of Life ITALIAN STUDIES Kate flees a traumatic relationshipNeer uncovers a key moment in the history of early modern art, when painting was understood to be a tool for self transformation and for living a philosophical life. In this wide ranging study, Richard Neer shows how French painters of the seventeenth century developed radically new ways to connect art, perception, and ethics. Cutting across traditional boundaries of classicism and realism, Neer addresses four case studies: Nicolas Poussin, renowned