The History of Art in Six Emotions

Costantino d’Orazio will take you through famous masterpieces and lesser-known works that evoke in us an entire spectrum of moods: desire, madness, fun, suffering, amazement, and doubt. Immerse yourself in the feelings that humanity has experienced and examined over the centuries. From discoveries of Ancient Greece to Renaissance masterpieces, from baroque inventions to the revolutions of romanticism—up to the provocations of the twentieth century, art drew in the emotions of women and men, creating symbols of art. Eros for desire, Prometheus for torment, Medusa for delirium, Maddalena for amazement, Polyhymnia for doubt, and cherubim for joy—these are just some of the figures that reveal the stirring emotions contained on these pages.