The dictionaries indexed cover painters, sculptors, illustrators, designers, graphic artists, craftsmen, architects, and photographers. Art in America. Annual guide to galleries, museums, artists. Iconographic Dictionaries Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art. A dictionary of themes common to western art, especially those arising from classical and Christian sources, primarily from the Renaissance onward.
Special attention is paid to the interpretation of symbols in art.
There is a bibliography and list of sources at the beginning of the dictionary and an index at the end, but no illustrations. Iconography of Christian Art. This two volume set describes the major events in the life of Christ and those figures closely associated with Him. Following each is a description of how this event or concept has typically been interpreted in works of art. Interpretation of symbolism is also provided.