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GUIDE to IDENTIFYING SAINTS in CHRISTIAN ICONOGRAPHY (Illustrated)

GUIDE to IDENTIFYING SAINTS in CHRISTIAN ICONOGRAPHY (Illustrated)

Our Review

Cátedra publishing house always surprises us, and on this occasion, it does so with a very interesting guide, particularly for the month of October (All Saints' Day). The authors of the book select 139 Christian saints and delve briefly into them, providing historical and iconographic data; as well as clarifying whether it was a legend or not, or their varied artistic representations; among other facts.

With this guide, you will no longer have doubts when identifying all the Christian saints, especially from Spanish, French, and Italian culture. At the beginning, there is a small introduction to the saint, the day they are celebrated, their attributes, and different variations; there is also a vocabulary index and elements of protection or cure (do you want to entrust your ailment to a specific saint? Here you can discover which one). All this together makes this guide a go-to book about Christian saints.

Book Details

Synopsis

Have you ever stood in front of a painting and wondered who that saint with a wheel, keys, or a dragon at their feet is? This guide is the answer. It is not a book to read from beginning to end, but an indispensable reference tool for any art and history lover.

Organized like a dictionary, the work allows you to identify saints in Christian iconography through their attributes: the objects that accompany them, animals, their vestments, or scenes of their martyrdom. It is the perfect manual for deciphering the secret language of museums and churches.

About the Authors

This guide was prepared by a team of renowned specialists in Art History. Lorenzo de la Plaza Escudero, Cristina Granda Gallego, José María Martínez Murillo, and Antonio Olmedo Molino are professors and academics who have poured their knowledge of the subject into creating a rigorous yet accessible reference work. Their joint effort guarantees the precision and depth of the iconographic analysis, making this book a reference tool.

Technical Data

  • Pages: 400

  • Authors: Lorenzo de la Plaza Escudero, Cristina Granda Gallego, José María Martínez Murillo and Antonio Olmedo Molino

  • Publisher: Cátedra

  • Binding: Paperback

  • Edition: 2018

  • ISBN: 9788437638041

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