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Influences: Art, Optics, and Astrology in the Italian Renaissance
Mary Quinlan-McGrath
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| #993362 in eBooks | 2013-02-20 | 2013-02-20 | File type: PDF||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| A fantastic text that breaks down the Platonic and Aristotelian theories ...|By Star-Soldier|A fantastic text that breaks down the Platonic and Aristotelian theories popular in the Renaissance era and makes them accessible to the modern reader. A great book on the mechanical and philosophical theories of celestial rays and the effects of astrological talismans on individuals.||
“Influences is a meticulously well-researched, thoughtfully laid out book—an invaluable guide for students, teachers, and enthusiasts alike. . . . Quinlan-McGrath’s book accomplishes what successful art historical books set out to
Today few would think of astronomy and astrology as fields related to theology. Fewer still would know that physically absorbing planetary rays was once considered to have medical and psychological effects. But this was the understanding of light radiation held by certain natural philosophers of early modern Europe, and that, argues Mary Quinlan-McGrath, was why educated people of the Renaissance commissioned artworks centered on astrological themes and practices.
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