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1) The theory of the gaze was widely used in the 1980s and 1990s to understand how figures in art see and are seen, but now seems outdated. However, there is still no consensus on what the gaze is or a better alternative theory. 2) There were several starting points for reviving the gaze in 20th century theory, including works by Riegl, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Lacan, Berger, Mulvey, Alpers, and Fried. 3) Discussing two Dutch paintings from the 1660s, the author argues it is easy to paint a negative pictur

Author

Oriol López Esteve

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EN