Art Imitating Art

Using as a contextual reference my experience of seeing the original and copy of Michelangelo's David in Florence, I briefly introduce how the Platonic legacy has affected that discourse. The Western preference in art and aesthetics is typically in favor of the original over the copy, despite w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eric Brook
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Contemporary Aesthetics, Inc. 2008-01-01
Series:Contemporary Aesthetics
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Online Access:http://www.contempaesthetics.org/newvolume/pages/article.php?articleID=516