Painting the soul: icons, death masks and shrouds
Auteur :
Cormack, Robin
Éditeur :
Reaktion Books
ISBN :
9781861890016
Date de publication :
1 avr. 1997
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Icons are among the most elusive subjects in the history of art, but at the same time their study constitutes possibly its fastest expanding field, and with the opening-up of the former Soviet Union many new objects are being discovered, studied and exhibited. This book considers the icon as an integral document of society.