Jesus in Art and Literature by Dumont, Pierre-Marie

Jesus in Art and Literature: A Visual Biography (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781639670062)

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Jesus in Art and Literature by Dumont, Pierre-Marie

Jesus in Art and Literature: A Visual Biography

$50.00
Jesus in Art and Literature by Dumont, Pierre-Marie

Jesus in Art and Literature: A Visual Biography

$50.00
Format: Hardcover
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A richly illustrated visual biography of Jesus, through the finest masterpieces in the history of art and literature. Preface by art historian Edwart Vignot.

Throughout history, Jesus of Nazareth has unquestionably been the most inspirational subject of great works of art and literature. His life and message have strongly permeated Western art of all periods, influencing giants such as Fra Angelico, Picasso, Tolstoy, and Houellebecq.

In Jesus in Art and Literature, Pierre-Marie Dumont has chosen nearly 100 eclectic iconographic works of art, analyzing and comparing them to passages from the Bible and excerpts from great literary texts. The book offers the reader an extraordinary variety of aesthetic interpretations of the life of Jesus and his teaching, from early Christian to modern art. Through works as diverse as The Hand of God by Auguste Rodin, The Resurrection of Lazarus by Rembrandt, and the "Hidden God" by Blaise Pascal, Dumont highlights th

Author: Pierre-Marie Dumont
ISBN-10: 1639670068
ISBN-13: 9781639670062
Publisher: Magnificat
Language: English
Published: 11/22/2022
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.96lbs
Size: 11.49h x 9.76w x 1.07d
By Pierre-Marie Dumont
By Pierre-Marie Dumont
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Editor and author of many books about art and spirituality, Pierre-Marie Dumont is the creator and founding publisher of Magnificat, a monthly Catholic magazine with a readership of 500,000 in the United States and editions in five other languages throughout the world. The preface is by Edwart Vignot, an art historian specializing in 19th-century painting, as well as an author, journalist, visual artist, and videographer. Appointed an officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in 2016, he notably wrote Eug鈩e Delacroix (Place des Victoires, 2017) and L'aquarelle et ses ma?res (Place des Victoires, 2018).

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