How to Distinguish the Saints in Art by Their Costumes, Symbols And Attributes
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing; Kessinger Publishing, LLC
Published: December 31, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9781417908707
Subjects: Religious subjects depicted in art; Art & Art Instruction; Art; Subjects & Themes - Religious
First sentence: IN THESE DAYS of constantly increasing knowledge of, and interest in, paintings of the 9th to the 16th century-that category of pictures which goes under the name of "The Old Masters"-it is becoming more and more important that those who would learn to love such pictures, could they but understand their subject and symbolism, possess some practical aid to their "reading," in order to extract from them their full cultural value.