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Art of the Eternal

By Victoria Charles

Book information

Publisher
Parkstone International
Year
2015
ISBN
9781783107780
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
18 MB (19198947 bytes)
Series
Temporis
Pages
0\0
Time added
2019-03-05 09:20:41

Description

Since the first funerary statues were placed in the first sepulchres, the ideas of death and the afterlife have always held a prominent place at the heart of the art world. An unlimited source of inspiration where artists can search for the expression of the infinite, death remains the object of numerous rich illustrations, as various as they are mysterious. The ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, the forever sleeping statues on medieval tombs, and the Romantic and Symbolist movements of the 19th century are all evidence of the incessant interest that fuels the creation of artworks featuring themes of death and what lies beyond it. In this work, Victoria Charles analyses how, through the centuries, art has become the reflection of these interrogations linked to mankind’s fate and the hereafter.

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