Charisma is a widely used term in contemporary western culture, referring to a special innate quality of certain individuals. Yet 'charisma' has meant different things since the word was first used in the first century. This book traces the history of charisma - and the various meanings assigned to [...]
The event occurs in time; the aftermath concerns the traces, which are frozen into images, objects, re-presentations. Traditionally, art history accommodates only the aftermath. A different perspective on the visual arts is opened up when scholars insist on exploring the status of the event itself, [...]