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On the Chromoclasm, the absence of colour, and notes towards a translation of Michel Pastoureau's 'L'incolore n'existe Pas'

Martin Paul Eve

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The concept of chromoclasm examines color perception amid an austere aesthetic.
Works by Michel Pastoureau highlight a preference for a black-gray-white axis in color spectrum.
Iconoclasm influenced color aesthetics by promoting avoidance of graven images.
Historical figures like Zwingli and Calvin shaped perceptions of color in a Protestant context.

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Analysis of chromoclasm reveals shifts in color perception linked to iconoclasm by Zwingli and Calvin.

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Martin Paul Eve (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68de70f583cbc991d0a236ce https://doi.org/10.59348/0gkzj-2ym46

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