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Angels and Demons in Art by Rosa Giorgi and Rosanna M. Giammanco Frongia (2005, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100892368306
ISBN-139780892368303
eBay Product ID (ePID)102805941
Product Key Features
Book TitleAngels and Demons in Art
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicReference, Subjects & Themes / Religious, History / General
Publication Year2005
IllustratorYes
GenreArt
AuthorRosa Giorgi, Rosanna M. Giammanco Frongia
Book SeriesGuide to Imagery Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight23.1 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-009018
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal704.9/4864
SynopsisThis sumptuously illustrated volume analyzes artists' representations of angels and demons and heaven and hell from the Judeo-Christian tradition and describes how these artistic portrayals evolved over time. As with other books in the Guide to Imagery series, the goal of this volume is to help contemporary art enthusiasts decode the symbolic meanings in the great masterworks of Western Art. The first chapter traces the development of images of the Creation and the Afterworld from descriptions of them in the Scriptures through their evolution in later literary and philosophical works. The following two chapters examine artists' depictions of the two paths that humans may take, the path of evil or the path of salvation, and the punishments or rewards found on each. A chapter on the Judgment Day and the end of the world explores portrayals of the mysterious worlds between life and death and in the afterlife. Finally, the author looks at images of angelic and demonic beings themselves and how they came to be portrayed with the physical attributes--wings, halos, horns, and cloven hooves--with which we are now so familiar. Thoroughly researched by and expert in the field of iconography, Angels and Demons in Art will delight readers with an interest in art or religious symbolism., Thoroughly researched by and expert in the field of iconography, Angels and Demons in Art will delight readers with an interest in art or religious symbolism. This sumptuously illustrated volume analyzes artists' representations of angels and demons and heaven and hell from the Judeo-Christian tradition and describes how these artistic portrayals evolved over time. As with other books in the Guide to Imagery series, the goal of this volume is to help contemporary art enthusiasts decode the symbolic meanings in the great masterworks of Western Art. The first chapter traces the development of images of the Creation and the Afterworld from descriptions of them in the Scriptures through their evolution in later literary and philosophical works. The following two chapters examine artists' depictions of the two paths that humans may take, the path of evil or the path of salvation, and the punishments or rewards found on each. A chapter on the Judgment Day and the end of the world explores portrayals of the mysterious worlds between life and death and in the afterlife. Finally, the author looks at images of angelic and demonic beings themselves and how they came to be portrayed with the physical attributes--wings, halos, horns, and cloven hooves--with which we are now so familiar.
LC Classification NumberN8090.G5513 2005
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- Jul 06, 2019
Another outstanding title, comprehensive in scope, in Guide to Imagery series
Nearly all of the book’s 382 pages contain full- (few, all details), quarter- and eighth- page full color illustrations of the title’s theme. The only regret is that at 20 cm high, the size of a museum guide book, the quarter- and eighth- page illustrations are quite small.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
