When I first read Iain McGilchrist’s book The Master and His Emissary, I didn’t just learn something profound about the neuropsychology of the human mind, but experienced a transformation in my own perception of life—and I’m hardly the first person to make this observation.
Peco, I am so glad you posted this. Did you know about Iain's deep fascination with and study of the phenomenon you describe here? At his course at Schumacher College over a decade ago, one of the sessions was an impromptu lecture and slide show of many such icons and their left and right composite versions. It was a fascinating talk, especially for someone like me, 'at home' with some aspects of Modern Art but a complete ingenue to icons and religious painting at all (apart from perhaps the Flemish masters...)
Peco, I am so glad you posted this. Did you know about Iain's deep fascination with and study of the phenomenon you describe here? At his course at Schumacher College over a decade ago, one of the sessions was an impromptu lecture and slide show of many such icons and their left and right composite versions. It was a fascinating talk, especially for someone like me, 'at home' with some aspects of Modern Art but a complete ingenue to icons and religious painting at all (apart from perhaps the Flemish masters...)
Wonderful piece, a window...
The digital library version in 2025
https://sinaimanuscripts.library.ucla.edu
Thanks for this link -- an excellent resource!