Sublime Truth and the Senses: Titian's “Poesie” for King Philip II of Spain. Marie Tanner. London: Harvey Miller, 2018. 232 pp. €110

• Published in: Renaissance quarterly Vol. 74; no. 1; pp. 251 - 253
• Main Author: Lisot-Nelson, Elizabeth A.
• Format: Journal Article Book Review
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Bible; Christianity; Ethics; Feminism; Ideology; Mythology; Postmodernism; Renaissance period; Spirituality; Spain

Subsections include the nobility of the human body, virtues and vices, mystical ascent via ecstasy, Habsburg connections to the Order of the Golden Fleece, constellations and ethics, cosmic kingship, justice and charity, the Calumny of Apelles, Habsburg hegemony, defense of the faith, scientific ast...