Saints in Art

Saints in Art
Author: Rosa Giorgi
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2003
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780892367177

"From Agatha to Zeno, this book presents the images and attributes of more than one hundred saints, those most frequently encountered in sacred art, history and legend, tradition and devotional literature. Lavishly illustrated, this book introduces the saints with their identifying attributes, notes on their lives and martyrdoms, and visual references that make it easy to identify their characters and legends and the forms of worship for each."--BOOK JACKET.

Saints

Saints
Author: Rosa Giorgi
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-09-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780810954991

This richly illustrated text portrays more than 375 Catholic saints, arranged by the days of the year on which each beatified figure is honoured. Up to three saints have been chosen for each day of the year, with a brief accompanying description of each.

Patron Saints

Patron Saints
Author: Nicholas Fox Weber
Publisher: Knopf
Total Pages: 550
Release: 2014-10-29
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0804154023

This lively work of cultural history tells the stories of five young art patrons who, in the last 1920s and 1930s, were instrumental in bringing modern painting, sculpture, and dance to America. A combination of wealth, Harvard education privilege, and family connections enabled Lincoln Kirstein, Edward M. M. Warburg, Agnes Mongan, James Thrall Soby, and A. Everett (Chick) Austin, Jr., to introduce the work of Picasso, Balanchine, Calder, and other important artists to the United States.

One Hundred Saints

One Hundred Saints
Author:
Publisher: Bulfinch Press
Total Pages: 279
Release: 1993
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780821220092

Provides a brief profile of each saint and discusses how he or she is depicted in art

Saints & Sinners

Saints & Sinners
Author: James Caswell
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2006
Genre: Art
ISBN:

More than 350 beautiful color photographs depict 18th to mid-20th century Mexican devotional art, including danced masks, devils and angels, santos, milagritos, retablos, and ex-votos. They were used in religious ceremonies at home and church, and include wood carvings and items of clay, stone, metal and paper. Seven essays cover the history and meaning of the works.

Sister Wendy on the Art of Saints

Sister Wendy on the Art of Saints
Author: Wendy Beckett
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: ART
ISBN: 9781616366971

Imagine going on a tour of a world-class art museum with a talented and insightful curator. But instead of just focusing on the history, technique, and cultural significance of each piece, you have the opportunity to reflect on the spiritual aspects of the works, examining their religious significance and concentrating on the transcendental meaning conveyed by the artist. This is what you’ll find in this exquisitely produced book. Each one features fifteen pieces of art relating to the topic of the saints, with an extended reflection on each piece. The commentary is meditative, more reflection on the spiritual nature of the paintings’ subject than art critique. Sister Wendy writes with the deft hand of one who is formed in spirituality, art, and critical thinking. Her imagery is lush, creating a landscape where the sacred and profane live in comfortable coexistence through the medium of painting. For spiritual seekers and lovers of art, this book will offer a unique journey into the experiential nature of a well-rounded faith.

Saints and Their Symbols

Saints and Their Symbols
Author: Rosa Giorgi
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-03-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781419702242

"Saints and Their Symbols features more than 120 of the saints most frequently portrayed in art and explains how to recognize these saints with the help of their symbols. This magnificently illustrated guide includes more than 200 classic images, in addition to text that details each saint's feast day and biography, as well as the people, activities, and locations under the saint's patronage."--P. [4] of cover.

Santos and Saints

Santos and Saints
Author: Thomas J. Steele
Publisher:
Total Pages: 236
Release: 1994
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Santos and Saints is a new book, though the title has been around for over twenty years. This new edition provides greater detail and newly available information to illustrate the santero's art and to describe the tradition roles of santos in both religious and secular life. Santos and Saints has served for two decades as the best available guide to the religious folk art of New Mexico. In its new edition, it has become even more valuable to scholars and general readers alike.

Lives and Legends of the Saints

Lives and Legends of the Saints
Author: Carole Armstrong
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2000
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

The lives of over 20 saints and the rich spiritual symbolism surrounding them are explored in this beautiful book. The straightforward text is illustrated with reproductions of great paintings from around the world, making this beautiful book perfect for children and their families. An index of the paintings and a calendar of saint's days are included.

Saints & Sinners

Saints & Sinners
Author: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 235
Release: 1999
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781892850003

This exhibition at Boston College's McMullen Museum of Art (February-May 1999) takes an interdisciplinary approach to studying the style, subject matter, and functions of religious art in Italy between 1580-1680. The conceptual centerpiece of the exhibition is Caravaggio's recently rediscovered The Taking of Christ. The catalogue reproduces in color all of the paintings in the exhibition and includes a collection of essays that analyze how some of the period's most important artistic, religious, and social concerns are encapsulated within the various images. Contributors include Franco Mormando (Exhibition Organizer and Catalogue Editor), Gauvin Bailey, Noel Barber, Sergio Benedetti, Pamela Jones, John W. O'Malley, John Varriano, Josephine von Henneberg, and Thomas Worcester.