Signs and Symbols in Christian Art: With Illustrations from Paintings from the Renaissance (Galaxy Books): With Illustrations from Paintings of the Renaissance: 164

The most concise and sophisticated exploration of Christian symbolism in art, literature and symbolism. The absolute must-have for every art history student. Every piece is followed by a sublime illustration beside it.

This book is excellent to carry round renaissance art galleries and early churches where the majority of the population could not read but were able to read the symbolism of the paintings and windows. This tells you what the artist intended to say

Good level and volume of information and great for a reference book.

Old but brilliant book

Disappointing illustrations

Very useful in my Open University studies.

Very pleased with my purchase and the gid quality of the book

Brief but valuable background informatiom when trying to read symbo;s in churches.

I continue to pick up this book, read a few pages, think about what I've read, put it down, pick it up a few days later...a fascinating book to read if you're interested in an introduction to some "behind the scenes" information about Christian art.

I used this for an Art history class back in the 1980's and it has been a valuable resource when visiting museums, Spain and Italy ever since. It is also a wonderful book to bring along when you want to introduce kids to art- They can play detective and try to decipher all of the meanings. Im buying it again to give to a friend.

Arrived on time. Well packaged. All black and white - no color pics. Small and handy

Very useful insights and general descriptions suitable for an audience that does not necessarily have art history background. No doubt, useful for art historians too.

I engage in deep studies of the symbolic content of Renaissance paintings. When I seek to understand a painting, I often find myself opening this book. I have found helpful information many times. The fact that it is a fairly short and small book is not altogether a bad thing. It won't take me two hours to find out whether or not the book has the info I need. I know of no "bigger and better" version of this book. If you're interested in Christian art symbolism, this book is a must have.