Giotto's O : narrative, figuration, and pictorial ingenuity in the Arena Chapel /

"A discussion of the murals by Giotto in the Arena Chapel of Padua, Italy. The artist's work is considered in terms of its relationship to the structure of the poetry of Dante, biblical exegesis, geometry, and symmetry"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ladis, Andrew, 1949-2007
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2008]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Giotto's O
  • The highest thing
  • That obscure object of desire
  • Phantom presences
  • The rhetoric of wonder
  • Things and time
  • Conclusion: full circle.