The lives of the saints through 100 masterpieces /

"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 religio...

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Main Author: Duquesne, Jacques, 1930-
Other Authors: Lebrette, François
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh, Pa. : Duquesne University Press, [2011]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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"--
Item Description:"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"--title page verso.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 223 pages :) : color illustrations
ISBN:9780820705767