{"product_id":"the-symbols-of-art-susie-hodge-9781805700357","title":"The Symbols of Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy is there a lily in that religious picture? Why is there a bubble in that still-life? Great works of arts from all periods often have details or objects that carry symbolic meanings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes those symbols would have been obvious to contemporary viewers but now need explaining to a modern audience who are less familiar with, say, Christian iconography or Classical myths. In other cases, the symbolism is deliberately obscure designed to add a hidden layer of meaning to the work, to make the viewer work at its true meaning. And it's not just works from earlier history where symbolism is used: trains crop up in the background of many Impressionist paintings as a way of referencing the modern world. Other artists have their own private symbols, like Josef Beuys whose regular use of felt and animal fat was a link to the experiences of his earlier life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book includes hundreds of symbols from across different periods and styles of art history. Each one is illustrated with at least one example, and a number of paintings are fully 'dissected' to show the range of different symbols in each one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized by type of symbol and with extensive indexing, the book is an invaluable, easy-to-use guide to help readers get the most out of works of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susie Hodge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1805700359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805700357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Frances Lincoln\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.11h x 6.94w x 0.93d","brand":"Susie Hodge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47425669759231,"sku":"9781805700357","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3cde6050-158f-4852-979a-57bd653e2848.jpg?v=1761540810","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-symbols-of-art-susie-hodge-9781805700357","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}