title: Formation and Development of the Iconography of the Mesmeric Seance in the Second Half of the 18th — Late 19th Centuries
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metadata.value: Martynova, Daria O.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2021-11-02T15:18:04Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2021-11-02T15:18:04Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2021-06
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metadata.name: dc.identifier.citation
metadata.value: Martynova, Daria. “Formation and Development of the Iconography of the Mesmeric Seance in the Second Half of the 18th — Late 19th Centuries”. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Arts 11, no. 2 (2021): 224–242.
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu15.2021.204
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/33405
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: Analyzing the evolution of the iconography of such a phenomenon as mesmerism in the second
  half of the 18th — mid-19th centuries, the author shows that the scenario of modern hypnotic
  representation and its gestures were established by mesmerists in the second half of the
  18th century, followers of the parascientific theory that caused discussions and intrigued doctors
  and artists for centuries. Analyzing the development of the iconography of mesmeric seance,
  the author identifies two waves of popularity of this subject: the first wave in the 70–80s
  of the 18th century and the second wave during the first decade of the 19th century and beginning
  of the 20th century. Such a duration is due to the fascination with the supernatural and
  inexplicable, reflected in various styles and trends. In this article, the author tries to show how
  the development of the iconography of the mesmeric seance provoked the appearance of the
  hypnotist or magician trickster, who became integrated into popular culture that later began
  to mark the majority of hypnotic actions, spiritualistic sessions or miracle shows. The author
  also illustrates how the image of a “controller” in the face of a man formed and confirmed the
  paradigm of a powerless, mysterious and controlled woman. As a result, it is concluded that
  hypnosis and mesmerism became common theatrical spectacles in the 20th century, cultivating
  the power of men (patriarchal society) over an exhausted woman, which is reflected in
  the works of Georges Méliès, Alfred Hitchcock, and even in the comic book Wonder woman.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.description.sponsorship
metadata.value: The article was carried out with the financial support of the European Union, the European Regional
  Development Fund and the Archimedes Foundation under the Dora Plus 2.2 grant for Doctoral students.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.language.iso
metadata.value: ru
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Arts;Volume 11; Issue 2
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: gender studies
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: French art
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: mesmerism
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Charcot
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: principle of visual analogy
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: repressed image
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: somnambulism
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: spiritism
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: hypnotist
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Formation and Development of the Iconography of the Mesmeric Seance in the Second Half of the 18th — Late 19th Centuries
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metadata.value: Article
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