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Saints in Art
Rosa Giorgi
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Description for Saints in Art
Paperback. A guide to identifying Christian saints as they are portrayed in art. From Agatha to Zeno, it presents the characteristic features of over 100 saints, with notes on their lives and martyrdom and visual references to help readers recognize them. The resource features a collection of masterpieces. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AGH; AGR; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 200 x 26. Weight in Grams: 798.
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. Without familiarity 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 a beautiful girl holding a wheel, or a woman carrying her eyes on a plate. From Agatha to Zeno, Francis of Assisi to Mary Magdalene, this is a presentation of the ... Read more
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. Without familiarity 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 a beautiful girl holding a wheel, or a woman carrying her eyes on a plate. From Agatha to Zeno, Francis of Assisi to Mary Magdalene, this is a presentation of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Getty Publications
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Santa Monica CA, United States
ISBN
9780892367177
SKU
V9780892367177
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About Rosa Giorgi
Rosa Giorgi is an art historian specializing in iconography. She was written books on Varaggio, Velaquez, and El Greco
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