Tag Archives: Leo Steinberg

MANTEGNA: ANCIENT RITES MEET CHRISTIAN MYSTERIES …

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Dave

… or agonies in the Garden.He antagonized conventional orthodox theology. Mantegna was one of the most important historical thinkers of his time. He brought to his understanding of painting as historical narrative, a new sense of the past, like that … Continue reading →

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MONDRIAN:INCONVENIENT PARADOXES & STRATEGIES OF CONCEALMENT

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Dave

“As time progressed, however, so did the indoctrination as to the new role of art. In the established media journals we were told by critics such as Clement Greenberg and Leo Steinberg, that Art “challenges previously held assumptions,” and that … Continue reading →

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