Art of the eternal / Victoria Charles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Charles, Victoria, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Death in art.

Future life in art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Parkstone International, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the first funerary statues were placed in the first sepulchres, the ideas of death and the afterlife have always held a prominent place at the heart of the art world. An unlimited source of inspiration where artists can search for the expression of the infinite, death remains the object of numerous rich illustrations, as various as they are mysterious. The ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, the forever sleeping statues on medieval tombs, and the Romantic and Symbolist movements of the 19th century are all evidence of the incessant interest that fuels the creation of artworks featuring themes of death and what lies beyond it. In this work, Victoria Charles analyses how, through the centuries, art has become the reflection of these interrogations linked to mankind's fate and the hereafter.

Contents:

Intro

Introduction

I. Ancient Conceptions of Death and the Afterlife

II. Christian Doctrine of Death and the Afterlife

III. Visions of the Afterlife

Ancient Egyptians

The Etruscans

Relics of the Dead

Etruscan Doctrine of Death and the Afterlife

Ancient Greeks and Romans

Christianity

Early-Christian Doctrine of Future Life

Medieval Doctrine of Future Life

Modern Doctrine of Future Life

Christian Symbolism

God and the Trinity

The Cross

The Serpent

Symbols of Death

Purgatory and Hell

Heaven

Reincarnation and Enlightenment

Bibliography

Index of Illustrations.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 29, 2016).

ISBN:

1-78310-778-2

OCLC:

936299522