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Sacred Distance: Representing the Virgin Mary in Italian Alterpieces, 1300-1630
Sacred Distance Representing the Virgin Mary in Italian Alterpieces 13001630
Author: Rosemary Muir Wright
This fascinating and groundbreaking book explores the way in which the canonical image of the Virgin Mary developed out of the Italian Renaissance. Faced with the naturalistic effects of pictorial space and light, the Church had to ensure the distinction of Mary as being both the human mother of Christ and a doctrinal symbol in her own right. Th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780719055454
ISBN-10: 0719055458
Publication Date: 8/8/2006
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Manchester University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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