The Finger

Pointing at

the Picture

Performative iconology

and the Empathy

of Citational Images

Maria Gil Ulldemolins

Preface

Kiss the Ancient

Boo-Boo

or the slippage between holding, curing, and pointing

Chapter 1

Doubting Thomas

or the need to put one's own finger into it

Matthias Stom and workshop - The incredulity of St Thomas, c. 1630

The Incredulity of Saint Thomas by Caravaggio, c. 1602

Leendert van der Cooghen, The Doubting Thomas, 1654

Abraham Janssens I: The Doubting Thomas, c. 1610

Matthias Stom

Chapter 2

A Finger is a Finger is a Finger

or an iconology of pointing

Chapter 3

Stars, Lambs and Bones

or the promise of stayin' alive

Jan van Eyck - The Annunciation, c 1434

Domenico Veneziano, Annunciation, c. 1445

Fra Angelico, Annunciation, c. 1433

Matthias Grünewald, c. 1512

Leonardo Da Vinci, 1513

El Greco, c. 1600

De heilige Hiëronymus in zijn studievertrek (1541), Museo del Prado

De heilige Hiëronymus in zijn studievertrek (1541), Museo del Prado

De heilige Hiëronymus in zijn studievertrek (1541), Museo del Prado

Melun Diptych, by Jean Fouquet, c 1456

Chapter 4

Aby the Seismograph

or the sensitive science

Chapter 5

L'Imbécile

 

or iconology's reassurance

Chapter 6

Finger Gloves

 

or the glitch holds the wound close

https://theartofgooglebooks.tumblr.com/tagged/pointing

Conclusion

The Monster

 

or you just need to go through it

Thank you.

 

maria.gilulldemolins@uhasselt.be

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