| In the Western tradition an image is something that, first of all, refers to something particular by resemblance. A certain dose of reality and likeness was required when painting and later photographing, a portrait. This was expected even when they were allegorical or mythological, such as Rubens' paintings chronicling Marie de Medici's life at the Luxemburg Castle or Francois Boucher's vision of his patroness Mme. de Pompadour. But this Western convention has certainly changed. |
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