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Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. Myth and Mimesis in Western Art History 1. Art History as Myth 2. The Zeuxis Myth 3. Myth and Mimesis in the Renaissance Part II. Painting (Like) Zeuxis 4. Zeuxis in the Academy 5. Women Artists and the Zeuxis Myth 6. Painting in the Philosophical Brothel 7. Zeuxis in the Operating Room: Orlan's Carnal Art Conclusion: Zeuxis Selecting Models and the Cultural Unconscious Notes Index
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Art and mythology.
Mimesis in art.
Narrative art.
Zeuxis, 5th cent. B.C.