Discovering the Great Masters: The Art Lover's Guide to Understanding Symbols in PaintingsDiscover the secret symbols and meaning behind 62 featured paintings in this unique volume. Ranging from Giotto’s 14th-century painting of the Last Judgment to the 19th-century symbolist Gustave Moreau’s depiction of Jupiter and Semele, each work has been selected for its own symbolic enigma. This book’s innovative design pairs each painting with a page of die-cut windows that help the reader focus on specific aspects of each painting and features captions that highlight the most important symbols. Other works in this unique and fascinating book include Renaissance masterpieces such as Botticelli’s Primavera and The Birth of Venus, Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, and Michelangelo’s The Last Judgment. |
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DISCOVERING THE GREAT MASTERS | 8 |
BONDONE The Last Judgment 1306 | 22 |
LEONARDO DA VINCI Mona Lisa 1503 | 112 |
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Adoration allegory altarpiece ancient ANDREA MANTEGNA angel Apelles Arachne architecture armor artists associated background BARTHOLOMAEUS SPRANGER beauty blue Botticelli Campaspe century chapel Christ child Christian church classical colors contrast crown decorated depicted DIEGO VELÁZQUEZ divine dressed emphasize Eucharist famous figures Florence flowers foreground Fortitude fruit gesture glass goddess hand head Heaven holds Holy human identified images JAN MIENSE MOLENAER JAN VAN EYCK Jesus king KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM landscape Last Judgment Last Supper Leonardo light looks Madonna Magi Medici Michelangelo Minerva Montefeltro narrative nature objects OIL ON CANVAS OIL ON PANEL painter painting Passion patron PETER PAUL RUBENS Piero Portinari Altarpiece portrait Raphael realm refer Renaissance represents Roman saints salvation SANDRO BOTTICELLI scene sculpture shows side sits soul space stands suggest symbol throne Titian tradition UFFIZI GALLERY Vanity Velázquez Venus Vermeer viewer Virgin Mary visual wall wears Winghe woman wreath