num_pages: 208
description: Before he was imagined with horns, a tail and a pitchfork, the Devil was represented in a bewildering number of guises. From the 6th to the 16th century, in illuminated manuscripts, mosaics, paintings, carved capitals and sculptures, the Devil's pictorial form shifted depending on the Church's responses to heresies and the theological and political debates of the time. This fascinating study is the first comprehensive account of the arch-fiend in art.
language: English
title: The Devil: A Mask without a Face
titlecomplete: The Devil: A Mask without a Face (Picturing History)
genres: Art History, Religion, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 35
publisher: Reaktion Books