Pittsburgh, Pa. : Duquesne University Press, c2011.
Language
English
Description
ix, 223 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Call Number
BX4655.3 .D8713 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
270.092/2 B
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.
Note
"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."
