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1) Fra Angelico
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
240 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 30 cm
Language
English
2) Fra Angelico
Author
Pub. Date
1996
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
280 pages : color illustrations ; 34 cm
Language
English
3) Angelico
Author
Pub. Date
1981
Physical Desc
79 pages, 1 unnumbered page : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
308 pages : color illustrations ; 34 cm
Language
English
Description
"Discover the secret symbols and meaning behind 62 featured paintings in this unique volume. Ranging from Giotto's 14th-century painting of the Last Judgment to the 19th-century symbolist Gustave Moreau's depiction of Jupiter and Semele, each work has been selected for its own symbolic enigma. This book's innovative design pairs each painting with a page of die-cut windows that help the reader focus on specific aspects of each painting and features...
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
1210L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (80 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Language
English
Description
Presents a historical account of the Renaissance art movement from the fourteenth to the mid-seventeenth centuries. Profiles specific art, including sculptures, religious paintings, and chapel frescoes by such artists as Jan van Eyck, Fra Angelico, Boticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael.
7) Orthodoxy
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
One of the twentieth century's most admired and influential authors, G.K. Chesterton (1874–1936) created an enduring body of work that encompasses journalism, poetry, plays, history, biography, apologetics, and detective fiction.
Through this book Chesterton leads us on a literary journey toward truth. A unique book, Orthodoxy addresses our faith struggles and how we communicate our faith to others. In this timeless classic, G.K. Chesterton,...
Author
Pub. Date
1996
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xv, 685 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"Masterworks in Berlin: A City's Paintings Reunited fulfills two key functions - it is a glorious presentation of the best pictures in the Berlin museums and an unusually effective survey of European art from medieval times to the First World War. Presented chronologically, this book features a series of portfolios whose text and pictures deal with the schools or artists for which Berlin's museums are so celebrated. Each of these monographic gatherings...
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Physical Desc
221 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
From Augustine to Mother Teresa, officially canonized as St. Teresa of Calcutta, discover seventy of the best-known and best-loved saints and read their riveting stories. Meet Joan of Arc, whose transcendent faith compelled her to lead an army when the king's courage failed. Francis of Assisi, whose gentleness tamed a man-eating wolf. Valentine, a bishop in the time of ancient Rome, who spoke so often of Christ's love that his saint's day, February...
Author
Publisher
Taschen
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
761 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
". . . [This book] puts some of the world's most famous paintings under a magnifying glass, to help us look much, much closer at images we might have thought we knew well. Guiding our eye to the minutiae of subject and symbolism, Rose-Marie and Rainer Hagen help us become detectives of details, solving the mysteries of a masterpiece through its most small and subtle elements. Is the bride pregnant? Why is just one candle burning in the chandelier?...
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