Sacred landscapes
Subtitle: nature in Renaissance manuscripts
By: Bryan C. Keene and Alexandra Kaczenski
Contributors: Kaczenski, Alexandra, author; J. Paul Getty Museum
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 111
ISBN-13: 9781606065464
Subjects: Renaissance Illumination of books and manuscripts; Nature in art; Exhibitions; Landscapes in art
Description: "Presents examples of illuminated manuscripts from the Renaissance in which artists depict nature in their art to intensify the spiritual experience of the viewer. Additionally, the portrayal of landscape in panel paintings, drawings, and decorative arts from the fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries is discussed"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, Los Angeles,  October 10, 2017 to January 14, 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Elements and symbols of the natural world; title: Gardens and the cultivated earth; title: Wilderness and the land beyond the city.