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Animals as Disguised Symbols in Renaissance Art

By Simona Cohen

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Year
2008
ISBN
9004171010, 9789004171015, 9047424328, 9789047424321
ISSN
0920-8607
LCC
N7660 .C64 2008
Open Library ID
OL17049733M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
7 MB (7157463 bytes)
Series
Brill's Studies in Intellectual History 169.2
Pages
360\360
DPI
300
Orientation
no
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

The relationship between medieval animal symbolism and the iconography of animals in the Renaissance has scarcely been studied. Filling a gap in this significant field of Renaissance culture, in general, and its art, in particular, this book demonstrates the continuity and tenacity of medieval animal interpretations and symbolism, disguised under the veil of genre, religious or mythological narrative and scientific naturalism. An extensive introduction, dealing with relevant medieval and early Renaissance sources, is followed by a series of case studies that illustrate ways in which Renaissance artists revived conventional animal imagery in unprecedented contexts, investing them with new meanings, on a social, political, ethical, religious or psychological level, often by applying exegetical methodology in creating multiple semantic and iconographic levels.

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