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The Art of Death: Symbols of mortality and the art of remembrance

The Art of Death: Symbols of mortality and the art of remembrance

Charles, Victoria

Hardcover

Art HistoryGeneral Art

ISBN10: 1646995813
ISBN13: 9781646995813
Publisher: Parkstone Press
Published: Sep 15 2021
Pages: 256
Weight: 2.32
Height: 0.81 Width: 8.50 Depth: 10.63
Language: English

Since the first funerary statues were placed in the first sepulchers, 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 art has become, through the centuries, the mirror of these interrogations linked to the hereafter.

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