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Absorption and Theatricality

Absorption and Theatricality: Painting and Beholder in the Age of Diderot

Penned By Michael Fried
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Absorption and Theatricality

Absorption and Theatricality: Painting and Beholder in the Age of Diderot

Penned By Michael Fried
4.85 28,715 Ratings
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Length 268 Pages
Released January 1, 1980
Identifier (ISBN) 435373
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