Titre :	Dictionary of subjects and symbols in art
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	James Hall (1918-2007), Auteur ; Kenneth Clark, Préfacier, etc.
Mention d'édition :	[Revised ed.]
Editeur :	Oxford : Westview Press
Année de publication :	1979
Importance :	XXIV-349 p.
Présentation :	ill., couv. ill. en coul.
Format :	23 cm
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-0-06-430100-8
Note générale :	Bibliogr. p. XXV-XXIX. Index
Langues :	Anglais
Catégories :	Art -- Thèmes, motifs Art et mythologie Signes et symboles
Résumé :	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. But what were once biblical or classical commonplaces are not so readily recognizable today. This book relates in a succinct and readable way the themes, sacred and secular, on which the repertoire of Western art is based. 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. 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.

Dictionary of subjects and symbols in art [texte imprimé] / James Hall (1918-2007), Auteur ; Kenneth Clark, Préfacier, etc.  . -  [Revised ed.] . - Oxford : Westview Press, 1979 . - XXIV-349 p. : ill., couv. ill. en coul. ; 23 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-06-430100-8
Bibliogr. p. XXV-XXIX. Index
Langues : Anglais

Catégories :

Art -- Thèmes, motifs Art et mythologie Signes et symboles

Résumé :

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. But what were once biblical or classical commonplaces are not so readily recognizable today. This book relates in a succinct and readable way the themes, sacred and secular, on which the repertoire of Western art is based. 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. 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.