Image of Christ : The Catalogue of the Exhibition Seeing Salvation

by Gabriele Finaldi; With an introduction by Neil MacGregor and contributions by Susanna Avery-Quash, Xavier Bray, Erika Langmuir, Neil MacGregor, and Alexander Sturgis

• ISBN13: 9781857092929
• ISBN10: 1857092929
• Edition: Illus.
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2011-10-25
• Publisher: National Gallery London

Summary

This magnificent book explores how the challenge of portraying Christ has been met in paintings, prints, and sculpture from the early Christian era to the 20th century. This book accompanies the millennial exhibition "Seeing Salvation: The Image of Christ" at the National Gallery, London Feb. 26-May 7. 130 illustrations, 80 in color.

Author Biography

Gabriele Finaldi is deputy director of the Prado Museum, Madrid, and a former curator at the National Gallery, London. Neil MacGregor is director of the British Museum and former director of the National Gallery, London. Susanna Avery-Quash is research curator in the History of Collecting at the National Gallery, London. Xavier Bray is chief curator at Dulwich Picture Gallery and a former curator at the National Gallery, London. Erika Langmuir is former head of education at the National Gallery, London. Alexander Sturgis is director of The Holburne Museum of Art, Bath, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 6
Sign and Symbol	p. 8
The Dual Nature	p. 44
The True Likeness	p. 74
Passion and Compassion	p. 104
Praying the Passion	p. 132
The Saving Body	p. 168
The Abiding Presence	p. 192
Provenance and Bibliography	p. 208
General Bibliography	p. 213
Photographic Credits	p. 219
Lenders	p. 220
Authors' Acknowledgements	p. 221
Index	p. 222
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