Myths and Legends
Subtitle: National Gallery Pocket Guide (Pocket Guides)
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: January 5, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9781857093919
Subjects: Art styles not limited by date; Iconography, subjects depicted in art; Myths & mythology; Study & Teaching; Art; Art & Art Instruction; Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General; Art / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions; Art and mythology; Legends in art
Description: "This Pocket Guide provides an accessible introduction to mythology through a cast of characters including gods, goddesses, nymphs and beasts. By relating stories to particular paintings, it explores their attraction to those who commissioned them, and their enduring appeal throughout the centuries."--Jacket.