Allegory

Allegory - A Closer Look

Redesigned Edition

Paperback (18 May 2010)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Painters in the past and commercial artists in our own day have relied on allegory to create "message pictures." Once thought to rival literary works or political oratory in influence and prestige, such paintings, with their references to ancient myth, the Bible, or medieval astrology, all too often puzzle modern viewers. This Closer Look guide illustrates and explains the main types of visual allegory in Western art and the contexts in which they were originally created and viewed.

Book information

ISBN: 9781857094855
Publisher: Yale University Press
Imprint: National Gallery Company
Pub date:
Edition: Redesigned Edition
DEWEY: 753.6
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 96
Weight: 216g
Height: 216mm
Width: 161mm
Spine width: 9mm