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Art and the religious image in El Greco's Italy / Andrew R. Casper.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Casper, Andrew R., author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Greco, 1541?-1614--Criticism and interpretation.
Greco.
Art, Italian--16th century--Influence.
Art, Italian.
Christian art and symbolism--Italy--Renaissance, 1450-1600.
Christian art and symbolism.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (237 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2014]
Language Note:
English
Summary:
"Explores the early career of Domenikos Theotokopoulos, 'El Greco,' in particular his engagement with Italian art around the time of his sojourn in Venice and Rome (1567-76). Examines the form, function, and conception of religious images in the second half of the sixteenth century"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The divinity of painting
The devotional image
Synthesis as artistic ideal
The theatrics of the counter-reformation narrative
The artist as antiquarian in Christian Rome
From icon to altarpiece.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9780271064819
0271064811
9780271063065
0271063068
OCLC:
870646842

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