Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of Contents 5
3. Acknowledgements 7
4. List of Illustrations 9
5. Introduction: Polemics of Painting 15
6. Part One. Origin Stories and the Challenge of Italy
7. 1. El Greco: Italy, Crete, Toledo 25
8. 2. From El Greco to Velázquez: Juan Bautista Maíno 49
9. Part Two. Illusion, Materiality, Touch
10. 3. Velázquez and Inversion: Making and Illusion 87
11. 4. Vulcan, Mars, and Venus: Erotic Touch 121
12. 5. Late Rembrandt I: Texture and the Skilled Touch 141
13. 6. Late Rembrandt II: Feeling with the Eyes 177
14. Conclusion 217
15. Bibliography 219
16. About the Author 229
17. Index 231