Death and Resurrection in the Works of Fine Art
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This volume of the encyclopedia is devoted to the topic of death - one of the oldest and most common in the history of art. The iconography of death and its symbolic opposite, resurrection and rebirth, is shown through eight separate themes. violent death as a result of war and murder images and symbols, common in religious and secular traditions conflict of love and death , Eros and Thanatos relationship between the living and the dead , and Ceremonials, Human-designed depictions of death in all its forms and guises, the cult of the dead and monuments, Journeys to the afterlife and to the afterlife. The last chapter contains an iconography celebrating the victory of life over the destructive power of death. The captivating text is illustrated in detail by a magnificent pictorial range, including the creations of contemporary artists.
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Data sheet
- Name of the Author
- Энрико Де Паскале
- Language
- Russian
- Series
- Энциклопедия искусства
- ISBN
- 9788837050238
- Release date
- 2009
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This volume of the encyclopedia is devoted to the topic of death - one of the oldest and most common in the history of art. The iconography of death and its sym...