num_pages: 248
description: Painting the Soul is a beautifully illustrated study of the creation and development of the icon."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
language: English
title: Painting the Soul: Icons, Death Masks and Shrouds
titlecomplete: Painting the Soul: Icons, Death Masks and Shrouds (Essays in Art and Culture)
genres: Art
ratings_count: 9
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Runciman Book Prize
publisher: Reaktion Books