A la recherche du temps perdu by Marcel Proust is one of the most profoundly Visual works in Western literature.
Blattin becomes t.
Even the lesser figure of a certain Mme.
Bloch\'s appearance as a boy is likened to the portrait of Mehmet II by Gentile Bellini
Odette de Crecy strikes Swann by her resemblance to a figure in a Botticelli fresco.
Not only are there frequent references to specific works of art, but certain characters are also evoked by comparison to particular paintings.
A la recherche du temps perdu by Marcel Proust is one of the most profoundly Visual works in Western literature