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Le portrait du Diable

by Daniel Arasse

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Daniel Arasse examines the representation of evil in art. The images of devils, demons, witches and people of Hell that were originally purely theological figures, and filled a mnemonic function, evolved over the centuries to become more of a devil with a human face.
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Daniel Arasse examines the representation of evil in art. The images of devils, demons, witches and people of Hell that were originally purely theological figures, and filled a mnemonic function, evolved over the centuries to become more of a devil with a human face.

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Un cardinal qui n'aimait pas le Jugement Dernier de Michel-Ange fut bien puni par le peintre, qui fit son portrait en Lucifer. L'anecdote est savoureuse et instructive, mais elle ne montre pas seulement l'indépendance d'esprit du plus grand artiste de la Renaissance. Pour Daniel Arasse, elle est révélatrice d'une évolution culturelle majeure : la disparition de la figure du Diable dans la peinture. Grâce à un examen précis et inventif des textes religieux et des images de la fin du Moyen Age et de la Renaissance, il décrit ici l'émergence de l'image du Diable, son utilisation et son essor, dans le cadre de pratiques dévotionnelles où les images se doivent d'être efficaces. Puis il montre comment la culture humaniste a rendu caduque cette figure médiévale, et l'a reléguée au rang de superstition. Désormais, le Diable n'est plus l'Autre de l'homme, le Diable est en l'homme.
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