This contribution investigates the connection between statuary art and magic, starting from the hermetic context. Subsequently we observe how the theme was expressed in early modern Italy through the works of Marsilio Ficino. In Ficino, the living simulacra of the Hermetic tradition are nuanced through the use of complex metaphors relating to the human psyche: as well as statues made of stone, they are also characterized as more intangible statues made of psychic "material".
Statues made of Magic Words: Living Simulacra and Poems from the "Corpus Hermeticum" to Marsilio Ficino
Ghezzani, Tommaso
2024
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This contribution investigates the connection between statuary art and magic, starting from the hermetic context. Subsequently we observe how the theme was expressed in early modern Italy through the works of Marsilio Ficino. In Ficino, the living simulacra of the Hermetic tradition are nuanced through the use of complex metaphors relating to the human psyche: as well as statues made of stone, they are also characterized as more intangible statues made of psychic "material".File in questo prodotto:
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