In the enigma, the balance between revelation and obfuscation, characteristic of all metaphorical language, shifts towards obscurity. The translations of the inscriptions are taken from Shelly K. The same artifice Pallavicino considers as an appealing coat for truths beyond the grasp of humans is turned into a capacity that lifts art to the level of theology or philosophy by Baldinucci. In Chapter 3 this examination extends into the truth claims that art is able to embody: if art is of a different nature from that of divine Creation, what do works of art allow one to see and understand, and why? Artistic practice in many disciplines is characterized by an innovative quest into the possibilities of illusionism and the inganno or deception.
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