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The lives of the saints through 100 masterpieces / Jacques Duquesne and François Lebrette ; translated by M. Cristina Borges.
Van Pelt Library BX4655.3 .D8713 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Duquesne, Jacques, 1930-
- Standardized Title:
- Vie des saints. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Christian saints--Biography.
- Christian saints.
- Christian saints--Legends.
- Christian saints in art.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Legends.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 223 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Pittsburgh, Pa. : Duquesne University Press, [2011]
- 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"--Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- "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."
- ISBN:
- 9780820704364
- 0820704369
- OCLC:
- 694228261
- Publisher Number:
- 99942670385
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