Date of Award
Winter 1972
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
English
Abstract
There is a certain equality of painting and poetry expressed by Horace in his descriptive phrase ut pictura poesis. The implication is that the arts are practically interchangeable, one may describe the other, and the genius of each arises from the same source. Some of the best evidences of similar inspiration and perception within these two arts can be illustrated through a comparison of Italian Mannerist painting and Metaphysical poetry as embodied in various works of John Donne. Although these works are separated by chronological time and geographical location, they are, nevertheless, the product of mutual attitudes and stress common themes and techniques. The three main catagories between the two art forms involve the artist's individual sense of rebellion to a previous literary tradition, his delight in the intellect leading to an emphasis of the mind over sense perception, and his use of paradox.
Recommended Citation
Steinbach, Christine, "The Mannerist painter and Donne : a correlation of the arts" (1972). Honors Theses. 324.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses/324