Art: The Critics' Choice : 150 Masterpieces of Western Art Selected and Defined by the ExpertsMarina Vaizey In a refreshingly different approach to art history, this masterful survey tells the story of art through a cross-section of 150 exemplary works selected, explained, and explored by world-renowned experts. 150 color illustrations. |
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... human creatures ? " SAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX , An Apologia for Abbot William , 1125 Saint Bernard of Clairvaux , founder of the Cistercian Order and one of the greatest theologians of the 12th century , was writing about the carvings ...
... human creatures ? " SAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX , An Apologia for Abbot William , 1125 Saint Bernard of Clairvaux , founder of the Cistercian Order and one of the greatest theologians of the 12th century , was writing about the carvings ...
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... human souls . According to this doctrine , the individual must struggle to return to an original state of innocence in the realm of Good or Light , beyond the constraints of matter . There is no doubt that the rise of National Socialism ...
... human souls . According to this doctrine , the individual must struggle to return to an original state of innocence in the realm of Good or Light , beyond the constraints of matter . There is no doubt that the rise of National Socialism ...
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... human being . Although he was a nonbeliever , Bacon had no hesitation in building on the iconography of Christian art as it provided a shared basis of understanding and an existing framework through which to present the drama of human ...
... human being . Although he was a nonbeliever , Bacon had no hesitation in building on the iconography of Christian art as it provided a shared basis of understanding and an existing framework through which to present the drama of human ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 14 |
and Hayward Galleries among others and has Victoria and Albert Museum | 34 |
PREFACE The Early Renaissance | 64 |
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