Christian art : a very short introduction / Beth Williamson.

Christian art : a very short introduction / Beth Williamson.

9780192803283 (pbk. : alk. paper)
019280328X (pbk. : alk. paper)

New York : Oxford University Press, [2004]

©2004

English

132 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.

N7830 .W54 2004

700/.4823

From the Publisher: This Very Short Introduction decodes the key themes, signs, and symbols found in Christian art: the Eucharist, the image of the Crucifixion, the Virgin Mary, the Saints, Old and New Testament narrative imagery, and iconography. It also explores the theological and historical background of Christian imagery, from the devotional works of the Medieval and Renaissance periods, to the twenty-first century. Williamson uses examples from, amongst others, Cimabue, Michelangelo, and Rosetti. She concludes by outlining the co-existence in contemporary 'post-Christian' culture of the deliberately controversial works of artists such as Andres Serrano and Chris Ofili, alongside the consciously devotional works of those such as Eric Gill and Peter Blake.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Very short introductions ; 107.

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