Nature And Its Symbols
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Nature And Its Symbols
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Author : Lucia Impelluso
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 2004
Nature And Its Symbols written by Lucia Impelluso and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Art categories.
Nature and Its Symbols is the fifth volume in the series A Guide to Imagery, reference guides whose goal is to explain the symbols used in art. This volume includes chapters on plants, flowers, fruits, and animals of the earth, air, and water, as well as fantastical creatures such as centaurs, griffons, and dragons. The vivid illustrations, which include paintings and tapestries from some of the world's premier museums, are accompanied by texts that offer a careful analysis of the artists' depictions of the natural world. fruit, or animal portrayed, its mythic or literary origins, and the episodes or individuals associated with it. These salient points are also called out in summary form within each entry, making the information easily accessible. The reader discovers, for example, that the iris can represent Jesus or the purity of the Virgin Mary as well as the kings of France or the city of Florence. The monkey, which can be symbolic of the devil, heresy, or bad temper, is also associated with the three wise men who travelled to Bethlehem to pay homage to the infant Jesus.
Symbols And Allegories In Art
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Author : Matilde Battistini
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 2005
Symbols And Allegories In Art written by Matilde Battistini and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Art categories.
"The purpose of this volume is to provide today's readers and museum-goers with a tool for orienting themselves in the world of images and learning to read the hidden meanings of certain famous paintings."--Introduction.
Natural Symbols
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Author : Mary Douglas
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-06-17
Natural Symbols written by Mary Douglas and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-17 with Social Science categories.
First printed in 1970, Natural Symbols is Douglas' most controversial work. It represents a work of anthropology in its widest sense, exploring themes such as the social meaning of natural symbols and the image of the body in society. This work focuses on the ways in which cultures select natural symbols from the body and how every natural symbol carries a social meaning. She also introduces her grid/group theory, which she sees as a way of keeping together what the social sciences divide and separate. Bringing anthropology in to the realm of religion, Douglas enters into the ongoing debate in religious circles surrounding meaning and ritual. The book not only provides a clear explanation to four distinct attitudes to religion, but also defends hierarchical forms of religious organization and attempts to retain a balanced judgement between fundamentalism and established religion. Douglas has since extensively refined the grid/group theory and has applied it to consumer behaviour, labour movements and political parties.
A Forest Of Symbols
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Author : Andrei Pop
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2019-09-27
A Forest Of Symbols written by Andrei Pop and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-27 with Art categories.
A groundbreaking reassessment of Symbolist artists and writers that investigates the concerns they shared with scientists of the period—the problem of subjectivity in particular. In A Forest of Symbols, Andrei Pop presents a groundbreaking reassessment of those writers and artists in the late nineteenth century associated with the Symbolist movement. For Pop, “symbolist” denotes an art that is self-conscious about its modes of making meaning, and he argues that these symbolist practices, which sought to provide more direct access to viewers and readers by constant revision of its material means of meaning-making (brushstrokes on a canvas, words on a page), are crucial to understanding the genesis of modern art. The symbolists saw art not as a social revolution, but as a revolution in sense and how to conceptualize the world. The concerns of symbolist painters and poets were shared to a remarkable degree by theoretical scientists of the period, who were dissatisfied with the strict empiricism dominant in their disciplines, which made shared knowledge seem unattainable. The problem of subjectivity in particular, of what in one's experience can and cannot be shared, was crucial to the possibility of collaboration within science and to the communication of artistic innovation. Pop offers close readings of the literary and visual practices of Manet and Mallarmé, of drawings by Ernst Mach, William James and Wittgenstein, of experiments with color by Bracquemond and Van Gogh, and of the philosophical systems of Frege and Russell—filling in a startling but coherent picture of the symbolist heritage of modernity and its consequences.
Symbols Of Power In Art
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Author : Paola Rapelli
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 2011
Symbols Of Power In Art written by Paola Rapelli and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Art categories.
This volume examines the ways that sovereign rulers have employed well-defined symbols, attributes, and stereotypes to convey their power to their subjects and rivals, as well as to leave a legacy for subsequent generations to admire. Legendary rulers from antiquity such as Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Constantine have been looked to as models for their display of imperial power by the rulers of later eras. From medieval sovereigns such as Charlemagne and France's Louis IX to the tsars of Russia and the great European royal dynasties of the Hapsburgs, the Bourbons, and the Tudors, the rulers of each period have appropriated and often embellished the emblems of power employed by their predecessors. Even the second-tier lords who ruled parts of France and Italy during the Renaissance, such as the dukes of Burgundy, the Gonzaga of Mantua, and the Medici of Florence became adept at manipulating this imagery. The final chapter is reserved for Napoleon I, perhaps the ultimate master of symbolic display, who assumed the attributes of Roman emperors to project an image of eternal and immutable authority. The author examines not only regal paraphernalia such as crowns, scepters, thrones, and orbs, but also the painted portraits, sculptures, tapestries, carved ivories, jewelry, coins, armor, and, eventually, photographs created to display their owner's sovereign power, a vast collection of works that now forms a significant portion of the cultural heritage of Western civilization.
Symbols In Arts Religion And Culture
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Author : Farrin Chwalkowski
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2016-12-14
Symbols In Arts Religion And Culture written by Farrin Chwalkowski and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-14 with Art categories.
We are a product of nature. Every single cell of our body is made of, and depends, on nature. Our inner soul is heavily influenced by nature. We feel sad if the sun is not shining for a few days, and feel pleasure when drawn to the wonder of flowers and uplifted by the song of birds. We came from nature; we are part of nature. In short, we are nature. Nature has been an intimate part of the human experience from the earliest times. Different religions and cultures, from all corners of the world, have honoured and worshipped nature in art, ritual and literature in their own unique ways. This book shows how we learn about our own human nature, our own sense of identity and how we fit into the larger scheme of life and spirit when we come to better understand how our human ancestors, through art, symbol and myth, expressed their relationship with the natural world.
The First Signs
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Author : Genevieve von Petzinger
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2017-03-28
The First Signs written by Genevieve von Petzinger and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-28 with Art categories.
"Archaeologist Genevieve von Petzinger looks past the horses, bison, ibex, and faceless humans in the ancient paintings and instead focuses on the abstract geometric images that accompany them. She offers her research on the terse symbols that appear more often than any other kinds of figures--signs that have never really been studied or explained until now"--
The Philosophical Principles Of Natural And Revealed Religion Unfolded In A Geometrical Order By The Chevalier Ramsay
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Author : Andrew Michael Ramsay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1749
The Philosophical Principles Of Natural And Revealed Religion Unfolded In A Geometrical Order By The Chevalier Ramsay written by Andrew Michael Ramsay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1749 with categories.
Nature And The Victorian Imagination
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Author : U. C. Knoepflmacher
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1977-01-01
Nature And The Victorian Imagination written by U. C. Knoepflmacher and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977-01-01 with History categories.
Celestial Symbols
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Author : Allen H. Barber
language : en
Publisher: Horizon Publishers & Distributors
Release Date : 2006-04
Celestial Symbols written by Allen H. Barber and has been published by Horizon Publishers & Distributors this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-04 with Religion categories.
The Lord's Plan of Salvation is deeply interwoven with symbolic representations. This is especially so with respect to Christ and His atonement, baptism, and the temple. In this book, Allen H. Barber lists over 300 symbols, explains their meanings and tells how the Lord uses them to teach His plan of salvation through the scriptures, the prophets, and in the temples.