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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

Medieval Studies

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

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