Virgin portraits.
During the Renaissance, Italian painters would traditionally depict the wives of their patrons as Madonnas, often rendering them more beautiful than they actually were. Over centuries in religious paintings, the Madonna has been presented as the clement and protective mother of God. However, with th...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Parkstone International,
2011
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | During the Renaissance, Italian painters would traditionally depict the wives of their patrons as Madonnas, often rendering them more beautiful than they actually were. Over centuries in religious paintings, the Madonna has been presented as the clement and protective mother of God. However, with the passing of time, Mary gradually lost some of her spiritual characteristics and became more mortal and accessible to human sentiments. Virgin Portraits illuminates this evolution and contains impressive works by Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Rubens, Fouquet, Dalí, and Kahlo. |
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| Item Description: | Foreword; Contents; Index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781780422008 1780422008 1283953293 9781283953290 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
