Angels and Demons in Art
This sumptuously illustrated art history book analyzes artists' representations of angels and demons and heaven and hell from the Judeo-Christian tradition and describes how these artistic portrayals evolved over time.
As with other books in the Guide to Imagery series, the goal of this Christian history book is to help contemporary art enthusiasts decode the symbolic meanings in the great masterworks of Western Art.
The first chapter of this Christian art book traces the development of images of the Creation and the Afterworld from descriptions of them in the scriptures through their evolution in later literary and philosophical works. The following two chapters examine artists' depictions of the two paths that humans may take, the path of evil or the path of salvation, and the punishments or rewards found on each.
A chapter on the Judgment Day and the end of the world explores portrayals of the mysterious worlds between life and death and in the afterlife. Finally, this art history book looks at images of angelic and demonic beings themselves and how they came to be portrayed with the physical attributes - wings, halos, horns, cloven hooves - with which we are now so familiar.
This art history book is one of many art books available from the National Gallery.
Find more like this:
angel, pb, gett, publication, giorgi, art, evolution, examine, exhibition, explore, familiar, finall, first, following.Product Code | 1024348 |
---|---|
ISBN | 9780892368303 |
author | GIORGI |
GTIN | 9780892368303 |
publisher | Getty Publications |
Dimensions | 130 X 200 |
![]() |
UK Standard Delivery
Delivery within 10 days with Royal Mail 48. More information on delivery
|
![]() |
International Delivery
Delivery within 15 days. More information on delivery
|
![]() |
UK Express - Signed Delivery
Delivery within 5 days. More information on delivery
|
![]() |
Returns
We hope that you will love everything you buy from us, however, if you're not completely happy with your order you can return it to us within 14 days of receipt.
Exceptions apply to made-to-order products. More information on Returns & Refunds |
You might also like
Email when in stock
Please enter your email address below and we will contact you when it comes back in stock.
Thank You
We will send you an email when this product arrives in stock.