The pursuit of spiritual wisdom : the thought and art of Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin by Maurer, Naomi E

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The pursuit of spiritual wisdom : the thought and art of Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin
by Maurer, Naomi E

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Hardcover — Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ,Associated University Presses in association with the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1998
Description: xvi, 211 p., 120 p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 32 cm.
Dewey: 759.9492

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Revision of thesis (Ph.D.--University of Chicago, 1985) under title: The pursuit of spiritual knowledge.;Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-198) and index.

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This book explores van Gogh's and Gauguin's conviction that the purpose of visual art in human culture is to communicate a spiritual understanding of existence comparable to the wisdom contained in the metaphors and parables of myths, religions, and literature. Monographic studies in the book, which entail many new interpretations of van Gogh's and Gauguin's imagery, reveal the ways in which their ideas and the specific events of their personal lives shaped their creation of meaningful symbolic motifs.
Product Details
  • Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ,Associated University Presses in association with the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
  • Publication Date: August 1998
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Dewey: 759.9492
  • Description: xvi, 211 p., 120 p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.
  • Tracings: Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890. ; Gauguin, Paul, 1848-1903. ; Maurer, Naomi E. Pursuit of spiritual knowledge.
  • ISBN-10: 0-8386-3749-3
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-8386-3749-4
  • LCCN: 98-016272
  • Follett Number: 0YGEU42