Saints in art / Rosa Giorgi ; edited by Stefano Zuffi ; translated by Thomas Michael Hartmann
Language: English
Published by Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, 2003
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Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 384 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm. Subjects; Death in art ; Dictionaries. Resurrection in art ; Dictionaries. Attitude to Death. Medicine in the Arts. Death in art. 1 Kg.
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- Title
- Saints in art / Rosa Giorgi ; edited by Stefano Zuffi ; translated by Thomas Michael Hartmann
- Author
- Giorgi, Rosa
- Publisher
- Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum
- Publication year
- 2003
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0892367172
- ISBN 13
- 9780892367177
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Item weight
- 1 kilogram
Identifies the characteristic features of more than one hundred saints often encountered in sacred Western art.
Christian saints have been the objects of reverence and fascination throughout the past two millennia. Their likenesses, heroic acts, prayerful lives, and stories of martyrdom have been portrayed frequently in art of diverse media. If unfamiliar with the saints and their images and symbols, viewers of art may find it challenging to identify, for example, which saint is represented as a monk with an axe through his head, or as a beautiful girl holding a wheel, or as a woman carrying her eyes on a plate.
From Agatha to Zeno, Francis of Assisi to Mary Magdalene, Saints in Art presents the characteristic features of more than one hundred saints often encountered in sacred Western art. Each saint is introduced with a practical list of his or her unique attributes. Entries also include notes on the saints’ lives and a series of visual references to help the reader recognize these exemplary figures, their histories, and their special devotions. This useful resource is illustrated with a stunning collection of masterpieces.
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