History of the Church in Art (Guide to Imagery) | 
 enlarge | Author: Rosa Giorgi
Publisher: Getty Publications
Category: Book
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Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0892369361
Dewey Decimal Number: 704.9482
EAN: 9780892369362
ASIN: 0892369361
Publication Date: January 9, 2009 (In 2 Days)
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In this richly illustrated volume Rosa Giorgi argues that because much of Western art depicts key events, leaders, and practices in the history of the Christian Church, knowledge of that history is critical to an appreciation of many of our great masterpieces.
Giorgi begins by analyzing artistic representations of liturgical objects, including altars, crosses, and censers, and follows with an examination of the duties and vestments of the variety of clerics, ranging from minor clerks to the pope. Both the rituals of the monastic life and worshippers' devotional practices are well documented in paintings depicting prayer, communal meals, funeral rites, religious processions, and cult practices.
The author next turns to artworks that capture important episodes from the Church's history, including crusades and pilgrimages, the Inquisition and the Reformation, and power struggles between popes and rulers. Giorgi ends with an analysis of the lives and portraits of the notable leaders who made this fascinating history, from Peter and Paul to Thomas More to Pope Paul VI.
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excellent source December 20, 2008
As someone who has an art history degree, I find this entire series (Guide to Imagery) a fantastic reference source for people of all interest levels. The books are broken up into sections for easy reference. For example, this book had a section on all of the artifacts used during a mass. They define the item and its use, and then give examples of that object in an artwork.
I purchased this book for a friend of my father's who works in the Church. He found it to be incredibly in-depth and well researched (and he knows his stuff).
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