{"product_id":"love-and-the-erotic-in-stefano-zuffi-9781606060094","title":"Love and the Erotic in Art","description":"Even in the Western world, which seems completely accustomed to a widespread appearance of risqué images, an erotic painting from five hundred years ago can still manage to create a sensation. This book, the fifteenth title in the popular Guide to Imagery series, is a delightful romp through the portrayal of love and sexuality in art--age-old subjects depicted in all cultures. The volume surveys Western artworks illustrating more or less explicitly delicate or amorous subjects. The gamut of possibilities is vast, ranging from chaste tenderness to overwhelming frenzies of the senses, from Classical allusion to sexual fantasy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA series of general themes is presented, with a detailed reading of the significance and symbolic content of the individual works illustrating each theme. In the paintings of the past, the reader will encounter gestures, objects, places, and situations that seem familiar and that offer the traditional setting of \"love scenes\" from every epoch. The volume closes with a chapter highlighting some of the most famous couples of all time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stefano Zuffi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1606060090\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781606060094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Paul Getty Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/16\/2010","brand":"Stefano Zuffi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986995511551,"sku":"9781606060094","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_49783928-d27f-43e8-b2e6-69a374fba459.jpg?v=1683286387","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/love-and-the-erotic-in-stefano-zuffi-9781606060094","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}