The belvedere torso’s influence as an accidental fragment in art, from the renaissance to the xixth century

The discovery of the Belvedere Torso in the early XVthcentury changed the philosophical notions about theconception of the work of art. The Torso was consideredan incomplete piece, albeit perfect, and helped to madeawareness about the ideas of a finished, a fragmentaryor a ruined work of art. From t...

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Autores:
Uribe Hanabergh, Verónica
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2012
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/50283
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/50283
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/44260/
Palabra clave:
Torso del Belvedere
non finito
obra de arte
fragmentario
ruina.
Belvedere Torso
non finito
work of art
fragmentary
ruin.
Rights
openAccess
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Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:The discovery of the Belvedere Torso in the early XVthcentury changed the philosophical notions about theconception of the work of art. The Torso was consideredan incomplete piece, albeit perfect, and helped to madeawareness about the ideas of a finished, a fragmentaryor a ruined work of art. From the Renaissance to theXIXth century, artists found themselves inspired by theTorso, not just by its formal aspects, but also because itactivated imagination and because of the power conferredto the observer as an active participant in the receptionof the work of art.