Christian Art
Subtitle: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: July 14, 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780192803283
Description: This work decodes the key themes, signs and symbols found in Christian art - the Eucharist, the Crucifixion, the Virgin Mary. It also explores the theological and historical background of Christian imagery, from the devotional works of the medieval and Renaissance periods, to the 21st century.
Table of contents: title: The Virgin Mary; title: The body of Christ; title: The saints; title: Images and narrative; title: Christian art transformed : the Reformation; title: Christian art around the turn of the second millennium; title: Glossary