Type
Text
Type
Thesis
Advisor
Silverman, Hugh J | Rubin, James H
Date
2012-05-01
Keywords
Art history--Philosophy--Neurosciences | beggar-philosopher, Edouard Manet, laughing and crying, oyster, philosophy, satire
Department
Department of Art History and Criticism
Language
en_US
Source
This work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/11401/71325
Publisher
The Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
Format
application/pdf
Abstract
This thesis explores two genres of visual representation, philosophy and satire, as interconnected emanations of visuality/discourse conundrum and as related to art historical interpretations of the modern painter Edouard Manet. Particular attention is given to his painting called "Philosopher With Oysters" among a small series of works called "beggar-philosophers" and the numerous single-figure portraits that Manet painted. The iconography of sources, technical specifications and aesthetic intentions of Manet's works are discussed with reference to an old and rich tradition of depicting the ancient philosophers Democritus and Heraclitus, known as "the laughing and crying couple." Ultimately, this thesis aims to disclose the literary and visual connections between the figure of philosopher and the oyster as a central trope of philosophical satire, pertinent to emergence of the modern discourse on art. | 123 pages
Recommended Citation
Lomshakova, Olga Sergeevna, "Philosophy and Satire Back to Back: On Edouard Manet's Philosopher With Oysters and other beggar-philosohers" (2012). Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions). 531.
https://commons.library.stonybrook.edu/stony-brook-theses-and-dissertations-collection/531