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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813999503321

Autore

Lewis-Anthony Justin

Titolo

Circles of thorns : Hieronymus Bosch and being human / / Justin Lewis-Anthony

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

1-282-87060-2

9786612870606

0-8264-3350-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 p.)

Collana

The Mowbray Lent book ; ; 2009

Disciplina

759.9492

Soggetti

Christian art and symbolism - Netherlands - Renaissance, 1450-1600

Theological anthropology - Christianity

Humanity in art

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; An Unrelenting Gaze in WC1; Circle 1: Politics; Circle 2: Elements; Circle 3: Temperaments; Circle 4: Devotions; Circle 5: Quiddity; A Certain Regard; Appendix: Who Was Hieronymous Bosch?; Further Reading; Acknowledgements; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Unlike Bosch's better-known, fantastical, 'proto-surrealist' paintings, Christ Mocked is small, still and sombre, and yet, with a little effort of knowledge and interpretation, it reveals a depth of understanding of both the Passion, and of human nature, that speaks as much to the twenty-first century as it did to the sixteenth. By exploring the political, scientific, psychological and devotional world of early modern Europe, and applying those insights to our own time, the author shows how Bosch used his sophisticated artistic skills to convey a similarly sophisticated understanding of humani



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Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991004318635707536

Autore

McCullough, Colleen

Titolo

Les oiseaux se cachent pour mourir / Colleen McCullough ; traduit de l'anglais par Jacqueline Lagrange et Jacques Hall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Paris : Belfond, 1978

Titolo uniforme

The thorn birds

Descrizione fisica

535 p. ; 25 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

Hall, Jacques

Lagrange, Jacqueline

Disciplina

823

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia