[Tears from an art historical point of view].
Drawing on works of literature, philosophy and art the author tries to unearthen the multiple meanings of tears and crying in the history of the fine arts. The essay spans from pictures of the earliest known representations of tears in the Middle Ages to the tears found in photographies of the Modern Arts of nowadays.
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Institut für Künste und Medien, Lehrstuhl Kunstgeschichte, Universität Potsdam, Am Neuen Palais 10, 14469 Potsdam. Geraldine.Spiekermann@rub.de
D003448:Crying; D004644:Emotions; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D010151:Paintings / Q000266:history*; D013666:Tears