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Icon a word with many meanings a lecture by Helen C. Evans ; introduced by Dirk H. Breiding
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Evans, Helen C.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.).
- Icons.
- Christian art and symbolism.
- Genre:
- Streaming video
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file) sound, color
- Other Title:
- Legends and true stories: misconceptions in art, history, and conservation
- Sunday at the Met
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2010]
- New York Metropolitan Museum of Art [2010]
- System Details:
- System requirements: Flash player
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Summary:
- In part three of a three-part lecture series, Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Helen C. Evans discusses the icon, touching on such issues as its historical context, its common depictions, its significance (especially as a piece meant for contemplation), and misconceptions about it, using specific examples of icons, all but one from the Metropolitan Museum's collection
- Notes:
- Title from title frames
- Lecture given January 31, 2010 as part of the ongoing series "Sunday at the Met" held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
- OCLC:
- 670287643
- Access Restriction:
- Open Access Unrestricted online access
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