Sacred Possessions Collecting Italian Religious Art 15001900
Publisher: Getty Research Institute
Published: 2011
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781606060421
Description: When works of art created for religious purposes outlive their original function, they often take on new meanings as they move from sacred spaces to secular collections. The 14 essays in this volume explore how meaning changes with changes of function, setting, audience, and the passage of time.