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Representations of Pain in Art and Visual Culture
Series: Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies
The presentation of bodies in pain has been a major concern in Western art since the time of the Greeks. The Christian tradition is closely entwined with such themes, from the central images of the Passion to the representations of bloody martyrdoms. The remnants of this tradition are evident in...
Published November 13th 2012 by Routledge