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Symbols and Allegories in Art (A Guide to Imagery)
. Battistini
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Description for Symbols and Allegories in Art (A Guide to Imagery)
Paperback. In the margin, for quick access by the reader, is a summary of the essential characteristics of the symbol in question, the derivation of its name, and the religious tradition from which it springs. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 714.
From antiquity, when the gods and goddesses were commonly featured in works of art, through to the twentieth century, when Surrealists drew on archetypes from the unconscious, artists have embedded symbols in their works. As with previous volumes in the Guide to Imagery series, the goal of this book is to provide contemporary readers and museum visitors with the tools to read the hidden meanings in works of art. This latest volume is divided thematically into four sections featuring symbols related to time, man, space (earth and sky), and allegories or moral lessons. Readers will learn, for instance, that night, ... Read more
From antiquity, when the gods and goddesses were commonly featured in works of art, through to the twentieth century, when Surrealists drew on archetypes from the unconscious, artists have embedded symbols in their works. As with previous volumes in the Guide to Imagery series, the goal of this book is to provide contemporary readers and museum visitors with the tools to read the hidden meanings in works of art. This latest volume is divided thematically into four sections featuring symbols related to time, man, space (earth and sky), and allegories or moral lessons. Readers will learn, for instance, that night, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Santa Monica CA, United States
ISBN
9780892368181
SKU
V9780892368181
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99-50
About . Battistini
Matilde Battistini is an art critic and author, along with Stefano Zuffi, of Picasso, L'opera di un genio and La Natura Morta.
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