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Art and religion in Eighteenth-century Europe /
Eighteenth-century Europe witnessed monumental upheavals in both the Catholic and Protestant faiths and the repercussions rippled down to the churches' religious art forms. Nigel Aston now chronicles here the intertwining of cultural and institutional turmoil during this pivotal century. The su...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Reaktion Books,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Eighteenth-century Europe witnessed monumental upheavals in both the Catholic and Protestant faiths and the repercussions rippled down to the churches' religious art forms. Nigel Aston now chronicles here the intertwining of cultural and institutional turmoil during this pivotal century. The sustained popularity of religious art in the face of competition from increasingly prevalent secular artworks lies at the heart of this study. Religious art staked out new spaces of display in state institutions, palaces, and private collections, the book shows, as well as taking advantage of pa. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (344 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781861898456 1861898452 |