TY - BOOK N2 - Throughout the Middle Ages, sacred Christian art had two objectives: to express veneration for God and to provide illustrative lessons on the Christian faith to a largely illiterate population. Continuing in the spirit of the other books in this series, Old Testament Figures in Art compiles entries on key figures and events in the Old Testament, beginning with the Pentateuch, then drawing from the historical books, the books of wisdom and poetry, and, finally, the prophetic books. AB - Throughout the Middle Ages, sacred Christian art had two objectives: to express veneration for God and to provide illustrative lessons on the Christian faith to a largely illiterate population. Continuing in the spirit of the other books in this series, Old Testament Figures in Art compiles entries on key figures and events in the Old Testament, beginning with the Pentateuch, then drawing from the historical books, the books of wisdom and poetry, and, finally, the prophetic books. T1 - Old Testament figures in art / DA - ©2003. CY - Los Angeles : AU - De Capoa, Chiara. AU - Zuffi, Stefano, CN - N8020 CN - N8020 PB - J. Paul Getty Museum, PP - Los Angeles : LA - eng PY - ©2003. N1 - Includes indexes. ID - 709702 KW - Christian art and symbolism. SN - 9780892367450 SN - 0892367458 TI - Old Testament figures in art / LK - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip046/2003016254.html LK - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0724/2003016254-b.html LK - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0637/2003016254-d.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip046/2003016254.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0724/2003016254-b.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0637/2003016254-d.html ER -