Divine Mirrors The Virgin Mary in the Visual Arts

Name: Divine Mirrors The Virgin Mary in the Visual Arts
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ISBN: 9780195145588

ISBN-10: 0195145585

ISBN-13: 9780195145588

Edition: 2001

Authors: Melissa R. Katz, Robert A. Orsi, Robert A. Orsi

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'Divine Mirrors', the catalogue for an exhibition of Marian iconography, examines the relation between sacred imagery and secular identity through a unique selection of paintings, sculpture, rare books, and works on paper. Il Pintoricchio, Mantegna, Durer, Munch, and Leger are among the artists represented; also included in the exhibition are a rare duecento panel painting, illuminated Books of Hours, and a specially commissioned artwork exploring the intersection of sacred imageryand secular identity. An essay by project director Melissa Katz focuses on artistic themes treaded in terms of 'resonance with ordinary women'. A guest essay by Robert Orsi, noted author and Professor of Religious…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/12/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 10.60" wide x 8.20" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 2.860
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgement



Essays


The Many Names of the Mother of God



Regarding Mary: Women's Lives Reflected in Mary's Image



Other Voices



Mary and the ancient Goddesses



Mary in the Christian Tradition



The Virgin's Voice: Representations of Mary in Seventeenth-Century Italian Song



In a Corner of Africa



Reflections on the Virgin




Catalog Entries



Checklist of Works of Art with Marian Themes in the Collection of the Davis


Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College


Photo


Credits


Index