Infinite jest, caricature and satire from Leonardo to Levine, Constance C. McPhee and Nadine M. Orenstein
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Label
Infinite jest, caricature and satire from Leonardo to Levine, Constance C. McPhee and Nadine M. Orenstein
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Infinite jest
Nature of contents
bibliographycatalogs
Oclc number
711045513
Responsibility statement
Constance C. McPhee and Nadine M. Orenstein
Sub title
caricature and satire from Leonardo to Levine
Summary
"From Leonardo's drawings of grotesque heads to contemporary prints lampooning American politicians, The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a vast but largely unknown collection of caricatures and other satirical works. This handsome book offers 165 examples, dating from about 1500 to the present, that reflect the age-old tradition of using exaggeration and humor to convey personal, social, or political meaning. The selection of images is notably broad, ranging from the elevated to the rudely humorous: renowned writers and decidedly unhygienic cooks; elegantly dressed noblemen and victims of outrageous fashion fads; Napoleon as a tidy Lilliputian and Boss Tweed as a bloated Roman emperor. Stressing the continuity of certain artistic approaches, Infinite Jest traces the development of the genre across centuries and cultures. The essential visual components of caricature are discussed and illustrated, as are recurring motifs, including exaggerated faces and bodies, people depicted as animals or objects, and processions of bizarre figures. One section is devoted to social satire (eating and drinking, gambling, fashion, several of the Seven Deadly Sins), another to various aspects of political life (British, French, Mexican, and American). Artists as diverse as Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, William Hogarth, Francisco de Goya, Thomas Rowlandson, Eugène Delacroix, Honoré Daumier, and Al Hirschfeld contribute their distinctive talents to this fascinating, informative, and very amusing volume."--Jacket
Table Of Contents
"Shoot folly as it flies" : humor on paper / Constance C. McPhee with contributions by Nadine M. Orenstein -- Caricature and satire from Leonardo to Levine -- Elements of caricature -- Social satire -- Politics -- Celebrities
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Caricature and satire from Leonardo to Levine
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- Catalogues d'exposition
- Gesellschaft
- Karikatyrer + historia -- utställningar
- exhibition catalogs
- Exhibition catalogs
- Levine, David
- Caricatures et dessins humoristiques -- New York (État) -- New York -- Expositions
- Caricatures and cartoons -- New York (State) -- New York -- Exhibitions
- Politik
- Caricatures and cartoons -- Exhibitions
- Skämtteckningar + historia -- utställningar
- Caricatures and cartoons -- New York (State) -- New York -- Exhibitions
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) -- Exhibitions
- Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
- Karikatur
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- Catalogues d'exposition
- Gesellschaft
- Karikatyrer + historia -- utställningar
- exhibition catalogs
- Exhibition catalogs
- Levine, David
- Caricatures et dessins humoristiques -- New York (État) -- New York -- Expositions
- Caricatures and cartoons -- New York (State) -- New York -- Exhibitions
- Politik
- Caricatures and cartoons -- Exhibitions
- Skämtteckningar + historia -- utställningar
- Caricatures and cartoons -- New York (State) -- New York -- Exhibitions
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) -- Exhibitions
- Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
- Karikatur
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