Historia del Arte : El lenguaje secreto de los simbolos y las figuras de la pintura Universal

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• ISBN13: 9788480768542
• ISBN10: 8480768541
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2010-07-09
• Publisher: Blume

Summary

Decoding more than 500 key figures, themes, events, and symbols found in the most influential Western paintings, this ideal companion for art lovers, gallery goers, and students shows how to deduce the messages that famous painters wanted to share through their work. Beautifully illustrated with 75 masterpieces, this informative and well-researched reference covers five main topics--Classical Myth and Legend; the Bible and the Life of Christ; Saints and Their Miracles; History, Literature, and the Arts; and Symbols and Allegories--and analyzes works from the Middle Ages through the 20th century. Each chapter includes a portfolio of images and a thorough commentary on the most representative figures and symbols. Some of the works analyzed are Botticelli'sVenus and Mars; Caravaggio'sThe Young Bacchus; Bruegel'sThe Fall of the Rebel Angels; da Vinci'sVirgin and Child with Saint Anne; Rembrandt'sThe Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicholaes Tulp; and Picasso's seminal antiwar work,Guernica. A thematic directory of figures and symbols and a reference list for further investigation are also included. Descodificando mas de 500 figuras, temas, acontecimientos y simbolos claves encontrados en las pinturas mas influyentes del mundo occidental, esta guia ideal para los amantes del arte, asiduos de pinacotecas y estudiantes muestra como deducir los mensajes que los pintores famosos querian compartir a traves de sus obras. Bellamente ilustrada con 75 obras maestras, esta referencia informativa y bien investigada discute cinco temas principales--El mito y la leyenda clasica; la Biblia y la vida de Jesucristo; Los santos y sus milagros; La historia, la literatura y las artes; y Los simbolos y las alegorias--y analiza obras desde la Edad Media hasta el siglo XX. Cada capitulo incluye una cartera de imagenes y un comentario profundo de las figuras y los simbolos mas representativos. Algunas de las obras analizadas sonVenus y Marte deBotticelli; Bacode Caravaggio; La caida de los angeles rebeldes deBruegel; La Virgen, el Nino Jesus y Santa Ana deda Vinci; La leccion de anatomia de Nicholaes Tulp deRembrandt;yGuernica,la trascendental obra antiguerra dePicasso.Tambien se incluye un directorio tematico de figuras y simbolos y un listado de referencia para investigacion adicional.

Author Biography

Sarah Carr-Gomm is the former head of the art history department at Mander Portman Woodward College in London and the founder of Art History Abroad, a company that organizes educational courses in Europe.