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How Catholic Art Saved the Faith : The Triumph of Beauty and Truth in Counter-Reformation Art by Elizabeth Lev (2018, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherSophia Institute Press
ISBN-101622826124
ISBN-139781622826124
eBay Product ID (ePID)26038604758
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TopicChristian Rituals & Practice / General, Christianity / Catholic, Aesthetics, History, Europe / General
Book TitleHow Catholic Art Saved the Faith : the Triumph of Beauty and Truth in Counter-Reformation Art
Publication Year2018
LanguageEnglish
GenreReligion, Philosophy, History
AuthorElizabeth Lev
FormatTrade Paperback
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LCCN2018-022456
SynopsisNot long after Martin Luther's defiance of the Church in 1517, dialogue between Protestants and Catholics broke down, brother turned against brother, and devastating religious wars erupted across Europe. Desperate to restore the peace and recover the unity of Faith, Catholic theologians clarified and reaffirmed Catholic doctrines, but turned as well to another form of evangelization: the Arts. Convinced that to win over the unlettered, the best place to fight heresy was not in the streets but in stone and on canvas, they enlisted the century's best artists to create a glorious wave of beautiful works of sacred art -- Catholic works of sacred art -- to draw people together instead of driving them apart. How Catholic Art Saved the Faith tells the story of the creation and successes of this vibrant, visual-arts SWAT team whose war cry could have been "art for Faith's sake!" Over the years, it included Michelangelo, of course, and, among other great artists, the edgy Caravaggio, the graceful Guido Reni, the technically perfect Annibale Carracci, the colorful Barocci, the theatrical Bernini, and the passionate Artemisia Gentileschi. Each of these creative souls, despite their own interior struggles, was a key player in this magnificent, generations-long project: the affirmation through beauty of the teachings of the Holy Catholic Church. Here you will meet the fascinating artists who formed this cadre's core. You will revel in scores of their full-color paintings. And you will profit from the lucid explanations of their lovely creations: works that over the centuries have touched the hearts and deepened the faith of millions of pilgrims who have made their way to the Eternal City to gaze upon them. Join those pilgrims now in an encounter with the magnificent artworks of the Catholic Restoration -- artworks which from their conception were intended to delight, teach, and inspire. As they have done for the faith of so many, so will they do for you., The Triumph of Beauty and Truth, Not long after Martin Luther's defiance of the Church, dialogue between Protestants and Catholics broke down and religious wars erupted across Europe. Desperate to restore the unity of Faith, Catholic theologians turned to the arts to help reaffirm Catholic doctrines. Convinced that to win over the unlettered, the best place to fight heresy was not in the streets but in stone and on canvas, they enlisted the best artists to create a glorious wave of beautiful works of sacred art - Catholic works of sacred art - to draw people together. Here's the story of the vibrant, visual-arts SWAT team whose war cry could have been "Art for Faith's sake!" Over the years, it included Michelangelo and other great artists, such as the edgy Caravaggio, the graceful Guido Reni, the technically perfect Annibale Carracci, the colorful Barocci, the theatrical Bernini, and the passionate Artemisia Gentileschi. Each of these creative souls, despite his own interior struggles, was a key player in this magnificent, generations-long project: the affirmation through beauty of the teachings of the Holy Catholic Church. You'll meet the fascinating artists who formed this cadre's core. You'll revel in their full-color paintings. And you'll profit from the lucid explanations of their lovely creations: works that over the centuries have touched the hearts and deepened the faith of millions. Book jacket.
LC Classification NumberN7862.L48 2018
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- May 21, 2019
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