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Saints and Their Symbols

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  • 420 stránok
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Saints are often depicted with particular objects that played a dramatic role in their lives, and these objects or characteristics have become symbolic of the saints and can be used to identify them in art. For instance, Saint Catherine of Alexandria is usually shown with a wheel, the object on which she was tortured as a result of her faith, while Saint Peter the Apostle often appears with the keys to heaven given to him by Jesus. These symbols represent drama, suffering, and unbend­ing faith, and one has only to be aware of these elements in order to recognize the saints in art. Detailing the feast days, patronages, appearances, biographies, and symbols of more than 120 saints, <i>Saints and Their Symbols</i> is an exquisite reference, illustrated by more than 200 evocative images.

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Saints and Their Symbols, Rosa Giorgi

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Titul
Saints and Their Symbols
Jazyk
anglicky
Vydavateľ
Abrams
Rok vydania
2012
Väzba
pevná
Počet strán
420
ISBN10
1419702246
ISBN13
9781419702242
Série
Anotácia
Saints are often depicted with particular objects that played a dramatic role in their lives, and these objects or characteristics have become symbolic of the saints and can be used to identify them in art. For instance, Saint Catherine of Alexandria is usually shown with a wheel, the object on which she was tortured as a result of her faith, while Saint Peter the Apostle often appears with the keys to heaven given to him by Jesus. These symbols represent drama, suffering, and unbend­ing faith, and one has only to be aware of these elements in order to recognize the saints in art. Detailing the feast days, patronages, appearances, biographies, and symbols of more than 120 saints, <i>Saints and Their Symbols</i> is an exquisite reference, illustrated by more than 200 evocative images.