Saints in Art

Saints in Art
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Publisher : Getty Publications
Total Pages : 384
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ISBN-10 : 0892367172
ISBN-13 : 9780892367177
Rating : 4/5 (177 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Saints in Art by : Rosa Giorgi

Download or read book Saints in Art written by Rosa Giorgi and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2003 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From Agatha to Zeno, this book presents the images and attributes of more than one hundred saints, those most frequently encountered in sacred art, history and legend, tradition and devotional literature. Lavishly illustrated, this book introduces the saints with their identifying attributes, notes on their lives and martyrdoms, and visual references that make it easy to identify their characters and legends and the forms of worship for each."--BOOK JACKET.

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