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The Lives of the Saints through 100 Masterpieces /

"Designed to look beyond the artistic merit of the 100 depictions of Christian saints reproduced here -- often well known to us as visual images -- to discuss the meanings behind them. Brief descriptions of each piece recount the stories they represent and explain, further, the relevant religio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Duquesne, Jacques, 1930-
Otros Autores: Lebrette, François
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Pittsburgh, Pa. : Duquesne University Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Designed to look beyond the artistic merit of the 100 depictions of Christian saints reproduced here -- often well known to us as visual images -- to discuss the meanings behind them. Brief descriptions of each piece recount the stories they represent and explain, further, the relevant religious, historical, and cultural context"--
Notas:"First published in French under the title La vie des saints: à travers 100 chefs-d'oeuvre de la peinture. Copyright 2005 Presses de la Renaissance, 12 avenue d'Italie, 75013 Paris, France"--t.p. verso.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (234 pages): col. ill. ;
ISBN:9780820705767