Miraculous image in renaissance florence, the
Auteur :
Holmes, Megan
Éditeur :
Yale University Press
ISBN :
9780300176605
Date de publication :
15 sept. 2013
Dimensions :
27,9 x 21,6 cm
Poids :
1905 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In Renaissance Florence, certain paintings and sculptures of the Virgin Mary and Christ were believed to have extraordinary efficacy in activating potent sacred intercession. The author questions what distinguished these paintings and sculptures from other similar sacred images.