{"product_id":"the-body-of-raphaelle-peale-still-life-and-selfhood-18121824-ahmanson-murphy-fine-arts-imprint","title":"The Body of Raphaelle Peale: Still Life and Selfhood  18121824 (Ahmanson Murphy Fine Arts Imprint)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe American painter Raphaelle Peale (1774-1825) left a legacy of vibrantly beautiful still lifes depicting objects such as fruit  vegetables  and meat. In this lively and literate study  the first book-length exploration of the artist  Alexander Nemerov presents a radical new reading of these paintings focusing on the uncanny quality of Raphaelles still-life objects. Nemerov argues that the physical presence of these objects is not strictly their own but that of the artists body. This imagery of embodiment  Nemerov argues  relates deeply to Raphaelles own time.  The Body of Raphaelle Peale focuses on not just Raphaelles paintings but also the visual and intellectual culture of early-nineteenth-century Philadelphia  to which these works intimately relate. More broadly  the book presents a reading of romanticism in the American visual arts. Above all  it is an argument about selfhood in Raphaelles era. Raphaelles focusin paintings both playful and morbidwas the pleasures and horrors of being a mere body  of being less than a self.  Nemerovs primary source of evidence in this study is Raphaelles art itself. After considering its theoretical and historical implications  he returns to the images  deftly guiding us to a fresh understanding of these remarkable paintings. Nemerovs formal analysis is infused with a sophisticated awareness of interdisciplinary issues  and he gracefully balances the formal  the theoretical  and the historical throughout his narrative. This beautifully illustrated study is sure to stimulate renewed appreciation of an exceptional American artist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964076912693,"sku":"ByrdShop_0520224981","price":41.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780520224988.jpg?v=1770447961","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-body-of-raphaelle-peale-still-life-and-selfhood-18121824-ahmanson-murphy-fine-arts-imprint","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}