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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 (...)

In this richly illustrated volume Rosa Giorgi argues that because much of Western art depicts key events, leaders, and practices in the history of the Christian Church, knowledge of that history is critical to an appreciation of many of our great masterpieces. Giorgi begins by analyzing artistic (...)

From Agatha to Zeno, Francis of Assisi to Mary Magdalene, Saints in Arti presents the characteristic features of more than one hundred saints often encountered in sacred Western art. Each saint is introduced by a practical list of his or her unique attributes. Entries also include notes on the (...)

El marco geográfico de la actual provincia de Cádiz, primitivo territorio del Reino de Sevilla, fue testigo histórico de la convivencia entre dos sistemas sociales y económicos: el agrícola y nobiliario, que se miraba al espejo hispalense, y el comercial y burgués, que se abría a los dos grandes (...)

El Arte de Retorno se explica a partir de las relaciones comerciales que tienen América y Europa, haciendo hincapié en la circulación bidireccional de obras, artistas, modelos iconográficos y estéticos. A su vez, las islas Canarias funcionan como lugar de paso obligatorio para navíos que hacían la (...)