Hidden Symbols in Art
Language: English
Published by Rizzoli Intl Pubns, New York, NY, 2001
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First US edition 2001, first printing, numbers line starts with 1. Hardcover with DJ. Condition as new, square tight and clean book, no names no underlinings no highlights, no bent page corners, small red dot on the lower edge. DJ very good, with one repaired tear and very light edgewear, not clipped. Folio, 256 pages, profusely illustrated. Heavy book will require additional postage for priority or international orders.
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- Title
- Hidden Symbols in Art
- Author
- Carr-Gomm, Sarah
- Publisher
- Rizzoli Intl Pubns, New York, NY
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- As New
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0847824020
- ISBN 13
- 9780847824021
- Edition
- 1st US edition
- Seller catalogs
- 1st, Art, Reference
-Is an authorative, informative, and easy-to-guide to the mythological, religious, historic, literary, and symbolic traditions which have inspired artists from all ages, and continue to inspire today.
-Provides detailed commentaries on 75 great paintings-as well as illuminating analyses of more than 500 individual figures, symbols, and allegories from 700 years of artistic creation.
-Gives essential information on the characters, both real and imagined, whose lives and stories inspired centuries of artists-from Apollo, Zeus, and their fellow Olympian gods and goddesses to Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, the apostles, and the saints.
-Includes fascinating feature panels, illustrated with details from great works of art, explaining how to interpret a wide range of artistic themes, from the nine Muses to the Seven Deadly Sins.
-Concludes with a reference list of specific paintings cited or illustrated in the book, with details of the museum or gallery in which they may be seen.
-Is an authorative, informative, and easy-to-guide to the mythological, religious, historic, literary, and symbolic traditions which have inspired artists from all ages, and continue to inspire today.
-Provides detailed commentaries on 75 great paintings-as well as illuminating analyses of more than 500 individual figures, symbols, and allegories from 700 years of artistic creation.
-Gives essential information on the characters, both real and imagined, whose lives and stories inspired centuries of artists-from Apollo, Zeus, and their fellow Olympian gods and goddesses to Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, the apostles, and the saints.
-Includes fascinating feature panels, illustrated with details from great works of art, explaining how to interpret a wide range of artistic themes, from the nine Muses to the Seven Deadly Sins.
-Concludes with a reference list of specific paintings cited or illustrated in the book, with details of the museum or gallery in which they may be seen.
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