| Angels in Art Contributor(s): Clement, Clara Erskine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0766166376 ISBN-13: 9780766166370 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2003 Annotation: Angels and archangels, cherubim and seraphim, and all the glorious hosts of heaven were a fruitful source of inspiration to the oldest painters and sculptors whose works are known to us, while the artists of our more practical, less dreamful age are, from time to time, inspired to reproduce their conceptions of the guardian angels of our race. Contents: archangels, Michael; archangel Gabriel; archangel Raphael; guardian angels, angel choristers and adoring angels, demons and evil spirits; pictures of angels as authorized by the scriptures; pictures which illustrate both scripture and legend; angels in pictures of the Virgin Mary. Copiously illustrated with over 34 angelic representations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Subjects & Themes - Religious - Art | Techniques - Painting |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 8.32" W x 11.12" (1.36 lbs) 268 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |