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The Blind Spot: An Essay on the Relations between Painting and Sculpture in the Modern Age CAL "[Contains] clear descriptions and sensitiveJacqueline Lichtenstein Translation by Chris Miller Beginning in the seventeenth century, the greatest French writers and artists became embroiled in a debate that turned on the priority of painting or sculpture, touch or sight, color or design, ancients or moderns. The author guides readers through these historic quarrels, decoding the key terms of the heated discussions and revealing how the players were influenced by the concurrent explosion of