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...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés Francés |
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Pittsburgh, Pa. :
Duquesne University Press,
2011.
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Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Summary: | "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"-- |
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Item Description: | "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. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (234 pages): col. ill. ; |
ISBN: | 9780820705767 |