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OverviewDrawing on the National Gallery’s comprehensive collection of religious images, A Closer Look: Saints explains the importance of saints and their role in the history of European painting. Erika Langmuir underlines the fundamental importance of saints in many of the National Gallery’s paintings and, using examples of works by Raphael, Dürer, and Crivelli, among others, explains the sometimes puzzling conventions for identifying saints by their attributes. She also describes how saints became part of the institutions of the Christian church, the different types of saints, and the increasing importance of saintly relics in the Middle Ages. And she provides an introduction to a wide variety of personalities, from the ambiguous penitent Mary Magdalen to such revered figures as Saint Jerome and Saint Francis of Assisi. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Erika LangmuirPublisher: National Gallery Company Ltd Imprint: National Gallery Company Ltd Dimensions: Width: 14.60cm , Height: 0.10cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9781857094657ISBN 10: 1857094654 Pages: 96 Publication Date: 05 January 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationErika Langmuir, OBE, was Head of Education at the National Gallery, London, and is the author of many books, including Masterpieces and The National Gallery Companion Guide. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |