| Description |
xi, 344 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction. Choosing the "beautiful ones" -- The standing of Mary : Opus Formosior -- A saint for all seasons : taking liberties with John the Baptist -- Recovering Mary Magdalene and the dignity of woman : Apostola Apostolorum -- Manliness and saintliness : the cases of Mark, Sebastian, and Rocco -- The pearls of Saint Lawrence : what Ruskin sees when he looks at a picture -- Imagining Augustine imagining, or, A theologian's toothache -- Sodoma's Saint Benedict : out in the cloister -- Further considerations of the holy stigmata of Saint Francis : where was Brother Leo? -- The saint who lost her head, or, Who's afraid of Catherine of Siena? -- Saints fair and fearsome : Louis of Toulouse and Bernardino da Siena -- Epilogue : pace e bene. |
| Subject |
Painting, Italian -- Themes, motives.
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Painting, Renaissance -- Italy.
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Christian saints in art.
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Art and society -- Italy.
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| Added Title |
Rereading the saints with help from the Italian masters |
| ISBN |
9780300162776 cloth alkaline paper |
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0300162774 cloth alkaline paper |
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