Une étude consacrée à une trentaine d'oeuvres du Musée d'Orsay ayant pour point commun de représenter des scènes de meurtre. Le spécialiste présente pour chaque cas le contexte, la nature du crime, les protagonistes, les mobiles et les enjeux historiques. Une application des principes de la criminologie et de la science médico-légale à l'histoire de l'art. ©Electre 2025
The Orsay murder club
Welcome to the Orsay, a former train station turned into a sumptuous museum. It is from here that Christos Markogiannakis invites you to embark on a very special journey-a journey through history and mythology, crossing paths with mass murderers, stalkers, cursed families, cannibals and serial killers. Murder is present on every floor, in every corner, exposing itself through numerous masterpieces as a gruesome form of art ! Applying the principles of criminology and art history, The Orsay Murder Club investigates and interprets a choice of some 30 works of art through a « criminartistic » lens. Created by prestigious artists such as Moreau, Cézanne, Carpeaux and Rodin, they all have a thing in common : they represent murder.
Each work will be treated as a crime scene and will lead to a fascinating investigation inspired by the principles of legal and forensic experts. Into what category does the murder fall ? What are the factual and historical issues ? Who are the victims ? What portrait can be drawn of the perpetrator(s) ? What is their profile, their background, their motive ? Reaching our final destination - the truth - will depend on the often unexpected answers found for these questions.
Also by Christos Markogiannakis, The Louvre Murder Club (Le Passage, 2017).
Paru le : 11/10/2018
Thématique : Généralités Histoire de l’Art Ecrits sur l’Art
Auteur(s) : Auteur : Christos Markogiannakis
Éditeur(s) :
le Passage
Collection(s) : Beaux arts
Série(s) : Non précisé.
ISBN : 978-2-84742-403-4
EAN13 : 9782847424034
Reliure : Broché
Pages : 237
Hauteur: 21.0 cm / Largeur 15.0 cm
Épaisseur: 1.9 cm
Poids: 560 g
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