Art of the Sublime

Art of the Sublime

Principles of Christian Art and Architecture

Homan, Roger

Taylor & Francis Ltd

04/2006

239

Dura

Inglês

9780754650737

15 a 20 dias

Provides a comprehensive account of the course of Christian art, encompassing a re-evaluation of conventional aesthetics and its application to religious art. The author argues that taste and aesthetics are fashioned by morality and belief, and that Christian art must be assessed in terms of its place in Christian faith.
Contents: Introduction; The beautiful and the holy; The fear of God; Gothic; Puritan aesthetics; Spirit and conscience; Morality and Christian art; Conclusion; Bibliography; Works of art cited; Buildings and artefacts of interest; Index.
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