Death, disease, and mystical experience in early modern art /

"Fear of death and disease preoccupied the European consciousness throughout the early modern era, becoming most acute at times of plaque and epidemics. In these times of heightened anxieties, images of saints and protectors served to reassure the faithful of their religious protection against...

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Other Authors:	Hill, Michael (Art historian) (Editor), Milam, Jennifer Dawn, 1968- (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2025]
Series:	Visual and material culture, 1300-1700 ; 62.
Subjects:	Art, Renaissance. Art, Modern > 17th century. Fear of death. Fear in art. Death in art. Nosophobia. Mysticism in art. Art de la Renaissance. Art > 17e siècle. Peur dans l'art. Mort dans l'art. Peur de la mort. Nosophobie. Mysticisme dans l'art.