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What classical artist painted himself as a severed head in one of his paintings?
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#77495. Asked by darkpresence. (Mar 19 07 6:53 PM)
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darkpresence
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Well done Frankie, that's the one! Kudos also Peasy, bonus point for you. But as Mrs Merton used to say, "Let's have a heated debate!". I agree with your definition of classical but I believe that's generally in reference to architecture, philosophy, etc. I wanted to use Baroque, but didn't want to give it away. I considered classic, but it's something you tend to hear in reference to cars, tv repeats, cola, etc., so I settled on classical. Answers.com gave me this;
"In its strictest definition in literary criticism, classicism refers to works of ancient Greek or Roman literature. The term may also be used to describe a literary work of recognized importance (a "classic") from any time period or literature that exhibits the traits of classicism. Classical authors from ancient Greek and Roman times include Juvenal and Homer. Examples of later works and authors now described as classical include French literature of the seventeenth century, Western novels of the nineteenth century, and American fiction of the mid-nineteenth century such as that written by James Fenimore Cooper and Mark Twain.."
Granted, that deals more with literature but I also found this;
"The writers and artists of the baroque and rococo periods (c.1600–1750) that followed the Renaissance elaborated on many of the same classical themes, although their work is often characterized by a new exuberance of form and complexity of subject matter."
So while neoclassical might have been better, I think I get away with classical as a general catch-all term.
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