A symbol for transcendence : the human figure in the visual arts as a symbol of psychological wholeness as related to the archetype of divine androgyny and the reconciliation of the anima-animus.
1999 Mason Cowell
From a Jungian perspective, this thesis investigates the ideal of androgynous transcendence by identifying the Jungian anima-animus archetype within three specific artworks produced by three differing traditions. As a result, this thesis contributes to the discipline of art history by providing a nontraditional approach to the interpretation of visual art. Although 'New Art History' is...