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What Is Art? · Character

Raphael

Renaissance painter referenced in art criticism.

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First appearance: i

Raphael shows up with force in Chapter XVI. The page is where that presence becomes real.

His Transfiguration is mentioned as an example of art that fails the test.
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LVLudwig van Bee…MIMichelangeloWSWilliam Shakes…JWJohann Wolfgan…CDCharles DickensRARaphael

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  • Other

Character groups

  • True and counterfeit artists
  • Referenced thinkers and artists

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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