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The extraordinary nature of illusion.(Cover story)
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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November 1, 2008|
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"When our first encounter with some object surprises us and we find it novel or very different from what we formerly knew or from what we supposed it ought to be, this causes us to wonder and be astonished at it," wrote 17th-century philosopher Rene Descartes in his Passions of the Soul. Indeed, astonishment awaits anyone who views for the first time the work of Giuseppe Arcimboldi, Milanese painter extraordinaire, portraitist of emperors, and master of illusion (1).
Arcimboldi grew up in a distinguished family. He associated with ...
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