Saints in Art

by Rosa Giorgi

• ISBN13: 9780892367177
• ISBN10: 0892367172
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-03
• Publisher: J Paul Getty Museum Pubns

Summary

Christian saints have been the objects of reverence and fascination throughout the past two millennia. Their likenesses, heroic acts, prayerful lives, and stories of martyrdom have been portrayed frequently in art of diverse media. Unfamiliar with the saints and their images and symbols, viewers of art may find it challenging to identify, for example, which saint is represented as a monk with an axe through his head, or a beautiful girl holding a wheel, or a woman carrying her eyes on a plate. From Agatha to Zeno, Francis of Assisi to Mary Magdalene, Saints in Art presents the characteristic features of more than one hundred saints often encountered in sacred Western art. Each saint is introduced by a practical list of his or her unique attributes. Entries also include notes on the saints' lives and a series of visual references to help the reader recognize these exemplary figures, their histories, and their special devotions. This useful resource is illustrated with a stunning collection of masterpieces.

Author Biography

Rosa Giorgi is an art historian specializing in iconography. She has written books on Caravaggio, Velazquez, and El Greco.

Table of Contents

Introduction	8	(2)
The Saints	10	(363)
Acacius
Agatha
Agnes
Albert the Great
Alexander
Alexis
Aloysius Gonzaga
Ambrose
Andrew the Apostle
Anne
Anthony Abbot
Anthony of Padua
Apollonia
Augustine
Barbara
Bartholomew the Apostle
Basil the Great
Bavo
Benedict
Bernard
Bernardino of Siena
Blaise
Bonaventure
Bridget of Sweden
Brigid of Ireland
Bruno
Cajetan
Catherine of Alexandria
Catherine of Siena
Cecilia
Charles Borromeo
Christina of Bolsena
Christopher
Clare of Assisi
Clement
Cornelius
Cosmas and Damian
Diego of Seville
Dionysius
Dominic
Dorothy
Eligius
Elizabeth
Elizabeth of Hungary
Erasmus
Eustace
Florian of Lorch
The Four Crowned Martyrs
Frances of Rome
Francis of Assisi
Francis Xavier
Gabriel the Archangel
George
Giles
Gregory the Great
Helen
Hippolytus of Rome
Ignatius of Loyola
Ildephonsus
Innocents
Isidore the Farmer
Ivo of Kermartin
James the Greater
Januarius of Benevento
Jerome
Joan of Arc
Job
John the Baptist
John the Evangelist
Joseph
Julian the Hospitaller
Justina of Padua
Laurence
Leo the Great
Leonard of Noblac
Louis of Anjou
Louis of France
Lucy
Luke the Evangelist
Margaret of Antioch
Margaret of Cortona
Mark the Evangelist
Martha
Martin of Tours
Mary of Egypt
Mary Magdalene
Matthew the Evangelist
Maurice of Agaunum
Maurus
Michael the Archangel
Monica
Nicholas
Nicholas of Tolentino
Paul
Paul the Hermit
Peter the Apostle
Peter Martyr
Petronilla
Philip the Apostle
Raphael the Archangel
Roch
Romuald
Rosalia
Rose of Lima
Scholastica
Sebastian
Simon the Apostle
Simon Stock
Stephen
Sylvester
Teresa of Avila
Theodore
Thomas the Apostle
Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Becket
Ursula
Valentine
Veronica
Vincent Ferrer
Vitus
Wolfgang
Zeno of Verona
Appendixes	373	(1)
Sources	374	(1)
Symbols and Attributes	375	(3)
Protectors and Patrons	378	(4)
Artist Index	382	(2)
Photographic References	384