Unnatural Evidence
Artifice and Expertise in Pre-Reformation Painting
320 pages | 40 color plates, 90 halftones, 2 line drawings | 7 x 10
Art: Art--General Studies, European Art
History: European History
Religion: Christianity
Table of Contents
Part I: Alternative Foundations
Introduction: Toward a History of Swiss Naturalism
1. The Artist’s Discernment
Part II: The Jetzer Affair and Its Aftermath
2. Matters of Expertise
3. Matters of Deception
Part III: The Expertise of Hans Fries
4. Judicial Perspectives
5. Supernatural Mimesis
Part IV: The Artifice of Niklaus Manuel
6. The Painter as Inquisitor
7. Niklaus Knows Everything
Part V: Certain Reckonings
Conclusion: The Failures of Swiss Naturalism
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations of Frequently Cited Sources
Notes
Index