The dawn of Christian art in panel paintings and icons /

In a study of sixty neglected panel paintings from Roman Egypt, the authors present evidence for a lost link between the panel-painting tradition of Greek antiquity and Christian paintings of Byzantium and the Renaissance.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mathews, Thomas F. (Author), Muller, Norman E. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, [2016]
Edition:English edition.
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Description
Summary:In a study of sixty neglected panel paintings from Roman Egypt, the authors present evidence for a lost link between the panel-painting tradition of Greek antiquity and Christian paintings of Byzantium and the Renaissance.
Item Description:"Published simultaneously in Italy a Alle origini delle icone by Editoriale Jaca Book SpA, Milan."
Physical Description:256 pages : color illustrations ; 33 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781606065099
1606065092