Art of the Devil [[electronic resource] /] / Arturo Graf
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| Autore: |
Graf Arturo <1848-1913.>
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| Titolo: |
Art of the Devil [[electronic resource] /] / Arturo Graf
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Parkstone International, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 704.9487 |
| Soggetto topico: | Devil - Christianity |
| Devil in art | |
| Note generali: | Translation of Il diavolo. Originally published in Italian in 1889. With new illustrations. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | CONTENTS; Introduction; The Devil; The Person of the Devil; The Number, Abodes, Qualities, Orders, Hierarchy, Knowledge and Power of Devils; Acts of the Devil; The Devil as Tempter; The Loves and the Offspring of the Devil; Pacts with the Devil; Magic; The History of Magic and Magical Practices; Magicians and Witches; The Inquisition: The Persecution of Magic; Hell; More about Hell; Defeats of the Devil; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "The Devil holds the strings which move us!" (Charles Baudelaire, The Flowers of Evil, 1857.)Satan, Beelzebub, Lucifer... the Devil has many names and faces, all of which have always served artists as a source of inspiration. Often commissioned by religious leaders as images of fear or veneration, depending on the society, representations of the underworld served to instruct believers and lead them along the path of righteousness. For other artists, such as Hieronymus Bosch, they provided a means of denouncing the moral decrepitude of one's contemporaries. In the same way, literature dealing wit |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Art of the Devil |
| ISBN: | 1-283-95761-2 |
| 1-78042-994-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910790341603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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