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Painting the Soul
Robin Cormack
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Description for Painting the Soul
Paperback. Icons are among the most elusive subjects in the history of art, but at the same time their study constitutes possibly its fastest expanding field, and with the opening-up of the former Soviet Union many new objects are being discovered, studied and exhibited. This book considers the icon as an integral document of society. Series: Essays in Art & Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 77 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 388.
Icons are among the most elusive subjects in the history of art, but at the same time their study constitutes possibly its fastest expanding field, and with the opening-up of the former Soviet Union many new objects are being discovered, studied and exhibited. In this book, Robin Cormack considers the icon as an integral document of society and gives us new insights into the nature of Byzantine art. Painting the Soul explores both the creation and the development of the icon. After the early Christians - like the pagans before them - had come to expect their god to be ... Read more
Icons are among the most elusive subjects in the history of art, but at the same time their study constitutes possibly its fastest expanding field, and with the opening-up of the former Soviet Union many new objects are being discovered, studied and exhibited. In this book, Robin Cormack considers the icon as an integral document of society and gives us new insights into the nature of Byzantine art. Painting the Soul explores both the creation and the development of the icon. After the early Christians - like the pagans before them - had come to expect their god to be ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
Essays in Art & Culture
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861890016
SKU
V9781861890016
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About Robin Cormack
Robin Cormack is Professor Emeritus in the History of Art at the Courtauld Institute, University of London. His books include Writing in Gold (1985) and The Byzantine Eye (1989) and Icons (1989).
Reviews for Painting the Soul
Winner of The Runciman Award 1998. 'This book is a firework display. It sets off scores of explosions which light up the sky over-arching our field, terrain that is normally traversed nose down and too mindful of the footsteps of our predecessors. Burlington Magazine deserves to be read and pondered TLS ambitiously panoramic and highly accessible Anglo-Hellenic Review