Spectacular Miracles
Subtitle: Transforming Images in Italy from the Renaissance to the Present
Publisher: Reaktion Books, Limited
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9781780231051
Subjects: Icons; Christian art and symbolism; Italy, history; Art, italian
Description: This title provides a highly illustrated survey of Italian artworks that are believed to perform miracles - flying, speaking, weeping or producing miraculous cures. The text draws upon rich documentation from northwest Italy and elsewhere to show how, in a range of historical contexts, these images 'work'.