Expositions Of The Cartoons Of Raphael - Softcover

Richard Henry Smith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 037175092X ISBN 13: 9780371750926

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Expositions Of The Cartoons Of Raphael by Richard Henry Smith. Expositions Of The Cartoons Of Raphael is a mid-19th-century critical survey of Raphael’s famous cartoons in the Hampton Court Gallery, illustrated by photographs and framed as accessible, devotional art. Smith argues that Raphael’s Bible scenes were meant to instruct as well as delight, and that photography can faithfully translate the originals for use in home or family reading. The book surveys the seven main cartoons—The Miraculous Draught of Fishes; The Charge to Peter; Peter and John Healing the Lame Man at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple; The Death of Ananias; The Conversion of Sergius Paulus; Paul and Barnabas Rejecting the Sacrifice at Lystra; Paul Preaching at Athens—and discusses their place in the tapestry scheme of the Vatican, the architectural settings, and the symbolic connections between scriptural narratives and Renaissance art. The Preface explains the author’s experimental, layman perspective, and advocates the photographs as tools to promote gospel understanding, moral reflection, and the cultivation of taste in art. The work also presents considerations on Raphael’s character and the responsibilities of art in teaching truth. Original publication year is noted as 1860 in the Preface.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 037175092X
• ISBN 13: 9780371750926
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 142