Dictionary of Subject and Symbols in Art Hall James
Dictionary of Subject and Symbols in Art Hall James The understanding and enjoyment of a work of art depends as much on the story it depicts as on the artist's execution of it. This book relates in a…
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Dictionary of Subject and Symbols in Art Hall James
The understanding and enjoyment of a work of art depends as much on the story it depicts as on the artist's execution of it. This book relates in a succinct and readable way the themes, sacred and secular, on which the repertoire of Western art is based. But what were once biblical or classical commonplaces are not so readily recognizable today.
More than just a dictionary, this text places these subjects in their narrative, historical, or mythological context and uses extensive cross-referencing to enhance and clarify the meanings of these themes for the reader.The definitive work by which others are compared, this volume has become an Combined here in a single volume are religious, classical, and historical themes, figures of moral allegory, and characters from romantic poetry that appeared throughout paintings and sculpture in Western art before and after the Renaissance.
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