Nymph. Motif, Phantom, Affect: A Contribution to the Study of Aby Warburg (1866-1929)

by Barbara Baert

"Behind them, close to the open door, there runs - no, that is not the word, there flies, or rather there hovers - the object of my dreams, which slowly assumes the proportion of a harming nightmare. A fantastic figure - should I call her a servant girl, or rather a classical nymph? (...) This lively, light-footed and rapid gait, this striding step, which contrasts with the aloof distance of all other figures, what is the meaning of it all? (...)...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9042930659
• ISBN13: 9789042930650
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Peeters
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.8" x 9.4"