Art History in the News…Great Works: The Holy Face (The Independent)

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/great-works/great-works-the-holy-face-14th-century-anon-1996785.html

By Tom Lubbock

“A mask reveals. When a face is partially hidden, it becomes a show. A full and simple disclosure is no disclosure at all. But when something is obscured, it is like a curtained theatre. The burqa, the balaclava, the Venetian masquerade bauta, all these coverings are also forms of openings. The eyes or the mouth are a spectacle.”

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