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Cargando... Painting the Word: Christian Pictures and Their Meaningspor John Drury
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Reading this book makes me realize how blind I am before art. Drury carefully considers a number of Christian paintings, chiefly Medieval to Baroque, and points out how tiny details contribute to the meaning of the painting. He also considers beliefs that were familiar to early audiences that may elude modern viewers. This kind of book is very helpful to me. Instead of vague pronouncements on the painting, Drury offers concrete arguments about the meaning and composition which can really train the reader to better understand art. Not only are there reproductions of the work as a whole, there are many details illustrating specific points. Some readers may be a bit dismayed that Drury makes it very clear that he does not take the Bible literally. Coming into the modern era, Drury examines two paintings by Cezanne, arguing that The Large Bathers is appropriately viewed as a religious painting - a less successful argument in my view. ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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"Christianity is another country, says John Drury, and we need to familiarize ourselves with it in order to understand the universal meaning of its art. In this book, Drury, an Anglican priest and theologian, looks at religious paintings through the ages and presents them to us in a fresh way - as works filled with passion, stories and meaning. They become the poetry of such eternal human concerns as birth, death, sacrifice, love and moral goodness and failure."--Jacket. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)246Religions Christian Devotional Literature and Practical Theology Christian Art and Symbolism; Use of artClasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio:
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