Painting as a Way of Life ITALIAN STUDIES But recently

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Painting as a Way of Life ITALIAN STUDIES But recentlyNeer uncovers a key moment in the history of early modern art, when painting was understood to be a tool for self transformation and for living a philosophical life. In this wide ranging study, Richard Neer shows how French painters of the seventeenth century developed radically new ways to connect art, perception, and ethics. Cutting across traditional boundaries of classicism and realism, Neer addresses four case studies: Nicolas Poussin, renowned