Bücher der Reihe Histories of Vision

Bernini and Pallavicino, the artist and his Jesuit cardinal, are closely related figures at the papal courts of Urban VIII and Alexander VII, at which Bernini was the principal artist. The analysis of Pallavicino's writings offers a new perspective on Bernini's art and artistry. This book deals with this topic.

Drawing on the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Levinas, Lyotard and Deleuze on the one hand and on media theory on the other, this title develops a phenomenology of aesthetic reflection, visuality and visual art, in order to rethink art's ethical and political relevance in digital-media culture.