Tomb Sculpture: Four Lectures on Its Changing Aspects from Ancient Egypt to BerniniStarting with Egypt and pursuing the theme of funerary art through its fascinating cultural expressions - Greek, Roman, Early Christian, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, to the great monuments of the Baroque - Tomb Sculpture reveals the many faces that memorials have taken. Each of these looks in some way familiar to us, however exotic its origin, for each one carried in its day a meaning that has never been absent in our lives. Dr. Panofsky's exploration of tomb sculpture through the ages, from many religions, countries, and cultures, enriches our understanding of these monuments in countless ways. With wisely chosen analogies from poetry, philosophy, and even music, he broadens our view as he brings nearer to us the common range of our human experience. Abrams is proud to reissue this classic volume, which has long been unavailable. It includes a new foreword by Professor Martin Warnke of Hamburg, a well-known art historian and co-founder of the magazine Idea. |
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Contents
FINE | 6 |
The Early Christian Period | 39 |
The Renaissance Its Antecedents and Its Sequel | 67 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Tomb Sculpture: Four Lectures on Its Changing Aspects from Ancient Egypt to Bernini ACLS Humanities E-Book |
| Author | Erwin Panofsky |
| Editors | Horst Woldemar Janson, Harry N. Abrams (Nowy Jork). |
| Contributors | Martin Warnke, American Council of Learned Societies |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | H.N. Abrams, 1964 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Nov 25, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0810938707, 9780810938700 |
| Length | 319 pages |
| Subjects | › Art / Study & Teaching |
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