Allegory and the migration of symbols with 251 illustrations / by Rudolf Wittkower
1987, 1st edition. London : Thames & Hudson. Review copy. Near fine paperback; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Item #400965
ISBN: 0500274703
Physical description; 223 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Notes; Illus. incl. map. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; East and West : the problem of cultural exchange -- Eagle and serpent -- Marvels of the East : a study in the history of monsters -- Marco Polo and the pictorial tradition of the marvels of the East -- "Roc" : an eastern prodigy in a Dutch engraving -- Chance, time and virtue -- Patience and chance : the story of a political emblem -- Hieroglyphics in the early Renaissance -- Transformations of Minerva in Renaissance imagery -- Titian's allegory of "religion succoured by Spain" -- El Greco's language of gesture -- Death and resurrection in a picture by Marten de Vos -- "Grammatica" : from Martianus Capella to Hogarth -- Interpretation of visual symbols. Subjects; Wittkower, R. Allegory. Symbolism in art. Symbol. Renaissance. Art, European History. Art, European History Addresses, essays, lectures. Art, European Oriental influences. Art, European History. Signs and symbols. Art, European Themes, motives. European visual arts, to ca 1850. Images Essays. Art Symbolism Monsters History. Arts images essays. Art - Themes. Allegories in art.
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