Painting the Soul: Icons, Death Masks and Shrouds

by Robin Cormack

Overview

Painting the Soul is a beautifully illustrated study of the creation and development of the icon.

"This book is a firework display. It sets off scores of explosions which light up the sky over-arching our field, terrain that is normally traversed nose down and too mindful of the footsteps of our predecessors."—Burlington Magazine

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780232515
Publisher:	Reaktion Books, Limited
Publication date:	06/01/2013
Series:	Essays in Art and Culture
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	248
File size:	23 MB
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About the Author

Robin Cormack is Professor of the History of Art in the University of London and teaches in the Classical, Byzantine and Medieval Section at the Coutauld Institute of Art. His books include Writing in Gold (1985) and The Byzantine Eye (1989).

Table of Contents

Cover Painting the Soul: Icons, Death Masks, and Shrouds Imprint Page Contents Preface Chronology of Byzantine History 1. Conception 2. Birth 3. God/Man 4. Maturity and Identity 5. Rebirth References General Bibliography List of Illustrations

Editorial Reviews

Explores the creation and development of Christian icons, from 330 to 1453, when the icon underwent its final development and transformation into the art of the Renaissance in Venetian Crete. Reassesses the importance of the icon in art history and in Byzantine art. Includes b&w and color illustrations. Distributed by U. of Washington Press. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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