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Nature and Its Symbols is the fifth volume in the series A Guide to Imagery, reference guides whose goal is to explain the symbols used in art. This volume includes chapters on plants, flowers, fruits, and animals of the earth, air, and water, as well as fantastical creatures such as centaurs, (...)

Throughout the Middle Ages, sacred Christian art had two objectives: to express veneration for God and to provide illustrative lessons on the Christian faith to a largely illiterate population. Continuing in the spirit of the other books in this series, Old Testament Figures in Art compiles entries (...)

El maestro de la "pintura de borrones"Los textos aquí reunidos -escritos sobre Tintoretto (1518-1594) entre la segunda mitad del siglo XVI y finales del siglo XVIII, algunos en español y otros traducidos del italiano y del francés- constituyen una auténtica anatomía del pintor veneciano. Ninguna de (...)