Nature And Its Symbols - Couverture souple

Impelluso, .

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0892367725 ISBN 13 : 9780892367726

Editeur : Getty Publications, 2006

Synopsis

"Impelluso's delectable visual dictionary neatly explicates the symbolic and even magical meanings inherent in depictions of the natural world in traditional Western art."
--Booklist

Explore the extensive imagery and fascinating symbolic meanings of plants and animals, both real and fantastic, in hundreds of works of art.

Nature and Its Symbols is the fifth volume in the series A Guide to Imagery, reference guides whose goal is to explain the symbols used in art. This volume includes chapters on plants, flowers, fruits, and animals of the earth, air, and water, as well as fantastical creatures such as centaurs, griffons, and dragons.

The vivid illustrations, which include paintings and tapestries from some of the world's premier museums, are accompanied by texts that offer a careful analysis of the artists' depictions of the natural world. Each entry discusses the symbolic significance of the particular plant, fruit, or animal portrayed, its mythic or literary origins, and the episodes or individuals associated with it. These salient points are also called out in summary form within each entry, making the information easily accessible.

The reader discovers, for example, that the iris can represent Jesus or the purity of the Virgin Mary as well as the kings of France or the city of Florence. The monkey, which can be symbolic of the devil, heresy, or bad temper, is also associated with the three wise men who travelled to Bethlehem to pay homage to the infant Jesus.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Lucia Impelluso is an architect specializing in iconography.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Getty Publications
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0892367725
• ISBN 13: 9780892367726
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Van Ditmar Boeken BV; sales@vanditmar.nl