The late Norman E. Land lived in Columbia, Missouri.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsviiiPreface1. Introduction: The Artist as Murderer2. The Image of Parrhasius3. Parrhasius and the Olynthian Slave4. The Afterlife of Seneca’s Tale5. Tormented Models6. Michelangelo Murders a Model7. Carpenter’s Tale8. The Tale Retold9. Variations on the Tale10. Professional Opinions11. A Turkish Spy on Giotto12. A Legend of a Sculptor13. Parrhasius in Love14. The Return of Parrhasius15. “The Man in Purple”16. Socrates and Parrhasius17. The Return of Michelangelo18. Criminal Artists19. Death and Detachment20. Afterword: Art and LifeAppendix A: Giovanni Paolo Marana, “A Turkish Spy on Giotto”Appendix B: Adelbert von Chamisso, “The Crucifix: An Artist’s Legend”Appendix C: Nathaniel Parker Willis, “Parrhasius”Appendix D: Espy W.H. Williams, “Parrhasius; or, Thriftless Ambition”Appendix E: Pierre Louÿs, “The Man in Purple”NotesBibliographyIndex

The late Norman E. Land lived in Columbia, Missouri.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsviiiPreface1. Introduction: The Artist as Murderer2. The Image of Parrhasius3. Parrhasius and the Olynthian Slave4. The Afterlife of Seneca’s Tale5. Tormented Models6. Michelangelo Murders a Model7. Carpenter’s Tale8. The Tale Retold9. Variations on the Tale10. Professional Opinions11. A Turkish Spy on Giotto12. A Legend of a Sculptor13. Parrhasius in Love14. The Return of Parrhasius15. “The Man in Purple”16. Socrates and Parrhasius17. The Return of Michelangelo18. Criminal Artists19. Death and Detachment20. Afterword: Art and LifeAppendix A: Giovanni Paolo Marana, “A Turkish Spy on Giotto”Appendix B: Adelbert von Chamisso, “The Crucifix: An Artist’s Legend”Appendix C: Nathaniel Parker Willis, “Parrhasius”Appendix D: Espy W.H. Williams, “Parrhasius; or, Thriftless Ambition”Appendix E: Pierre Louÿs, “The Man in Purple”NotesBibliographyIndex

The late Norman E. Land lived in Columbia, Missouri.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsviiiPreface1. Introduction: The Artist as Murderer2. The Image of Parrhasius3. Parrhasius and the Olynthian Slave4. The Afterlife of Seneca’s Tale5. Tormented Models6. Michelangelo Murders a Model7. Carpenter’s Tale8. The Tale Retold9. Variations on the Tale10. Professional Opinions11. A Turkish Spy on Giotto12. A Legend of a Sculptor13. Parrhasius in Love14. The Return of Parrhasius15. “The Man in Purple”16. Socrates and Parrhasius17. The Return of Michelangelo18. Criminal Artists19. Death and Detachment20. Afterword: Art and LifeAppendix A: Giovanni Paolo Marana, “A Turkish Spy on Giotto”Appendix B: Adelbert von Chamisso, “The Crucifix: An Artist’s Legend”Appendix C: Nathaniel Parker Willis, “Parrhasius”Appendix D: Espy W.H. Williams, “Parrhasius; or, Thriftless Ambition”Appendix E: Pierre Louÿs, “The Man in Purple”NotesBibliographyIndex