{"product_id":"the-tragic-muse","title":"The Tragic Muse","description":"\u003cp\u003eArt is often appreciated for its ability to delight our eyes and refresh our minds. But it can also serve as a powerful vehicle for exploring darker emotions, such as fear, sadness, and grief. And while these themes have an artistic history dating back to the ancients, the ways in which they have been represented in art has changed dramatically over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished to coincide with an exhibition at the Smart Museum of Art,\u003ci\u003e The Tragic Muse: Art and Emotion, 1700–1900\u003c\/i\u003e draws on the scholarship of several distinguished scholars to examine the richly varied representation of tragedy in the European artistic tradition over the course of two centuries. This catalog is generously illustrated with full-color reproductions of all the works contained in the exhibition, and the fascinating contributions offer new insights into the approaches taken by the visual arts, as well as literature and drama, in expressing and eliciting strong emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anne Leonard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42828180455485,"sku":"9780935573497","price":44.96,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780935573497_68d0401f-e4e0-46d3-8cb8-b8f9d5b4d528.jpg?v=1766949423","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/the-tragic-muse","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}