My Lists
Featured Lists
REVIEWS
Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2012 | Art
The deposition, Christ’s body being taken down from the cross, is frequently depicted in Western art. Powell (art history, Univ. of California, Irvine) considers deposition paintings as allegories for their own eventual removal from public spaces, and examines the similarities between tombs and museums. She draws on the phenomenon of pseudomor...Log In or Sign Up to Read More