Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. contents vii
3. illustrations ix
4. acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. chapter 1. The Enigma of the Visible 15
7. chapter 2. Spiritual Passion and the Betrayal of Painting 32
8. chapter 3. The Visible and the Legible 47
9. chapter 4. Flea Catching and the Vanity of Painting 65
10. chapter 5. Painting as Portal: “Birth” and “Death” of the Sacred Image 83
11. Epilogue 105
12. notes 111
13. selected bibliography 141
14. index 153