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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 (...)

Presented in very clear and accessible language, "Roman Art" offers new and fascinating insights into the evolution of the forms and meanings of Roman art. Traditional studies of Roman art have sought to identify an indigenous style distinct from Greek art and in the process have neglected the (...)

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 (...)

From antiquity, when the gods and goddesses were commonly featured in works of art, through to the twentieth century, when Surrealists drew on archetypes from the unconscious, artists have embedded symbols in their works. As with previous volumes in the Guide to Imagery series, the goal of this (...)

¿Podrías reconocer a los personajes de la mitología clásica que aparecen representados en las obras de arte?Esta guía te ayudará a conocer y reconocer a todos estos seres míticos. En cada entrada ilustrada organizada alfabéticamente encontrarás un breve texto que narra la historia de cada (...)

¿Reconocerías a los personajes de la iconografía cristiana que aparecen representados en las obras de arte? Esta guía, organizada alfabéticamente, te ayudará a reconocer a los personajes y conocer las peripecias de su vida. Cada entrada incluye datos básicos, una ilustración y un texto que nos (...)

Artista extraordinariamente prolífico, Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) pintó en torno a 4.000 cuadros a lo largo de su vida, sin contar una extensa lista de encargos editoriales, comerciales y publicitarios. Su muerte en 1978 se consideró como la pérdida de un icono nacional, la desaparición de un (...)

John Singer Sargent es considerado el mejor retratista de su época debido a su elegancia, su habilidad técnica para dibujar con el pincel y su talento para captar los detalles distintivos de sus modelos.De padres estadounidenses, Sargent nació en Florencia donde comenzó sus estudios artísticos. Más (...)