Severo Sarduy and the Neo-Baroque Image of Thought in the Visual Arts

Illustrations

Illustration 1. Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve (The Ambassadors ), 1533. By Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1497–1543). Purchased , 1890. Oil on oak. 207 cm × 209.5 cm. Photo credit: © The National Gallery, London. Reproduced by permission. 207 Illustrations 208 Illustrations Illustration 2. Las Meninas, 1656. By Diego Rodríguez Velázquez (1599–1660). Oil on canvas. 318 cm. x 276 cm. Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain. Photo credit: © Scala / Art Resource, NY. ART93574. 209 Illustrations Illustration 3. Zinc Door, 1961. By Franz Kline (1910–1962). Oil on canvas 90 cm. x 65 cm. Bridgeman Art Library. Photo credit: © 2011 The Franz Kline Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NewYork. 210 Illustrations Illustration 4. Corona de las frutas, 1990 II. By Ramón Alejandro (1943–). Lithograph created and owned by Ramón Alejandro. Photo credit: © Ramón Alejandro. Reproduced by permission. 211 Illustrations Illustration 5. Sudario, 1987. By Severo Sarduy (1937–1993). Coffee and acrylic on paper. 86 x 60 cm. Collection ofAline Schulman. Photo credit: © heirs of / herederos de Severo Sarduy. Reproduced with permission from Mercedes Sarduy Aguilar and Aline Schulman. ...