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Angels

Hardback

Main Details

Title Angels
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Marco Bussagli
Translated by Rosanna Giammanco
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:780
Dimensions(mm): Height 160,Width 126
Category/GenreArt styles not defined by date
Religious subjects depicted in art
ISBN/Barcode 9780810994362
ClassificationsDewey:704.94864
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Abrams
Imprint Abrams
Publication Date 1 November 2007
Publication Country United States

Description

From the same series as Abrams' successful Saints: A Year in Faith and Art comes Angels: Heavenly Messengers, with representations of these celestial heralds from early Christian mosaics to the paintings of Marc Chagall. Art historian Marco Bussagli has organized the book by significant Biblical events, beginning with the Creation in Genesis and ending with John the Evangelist's vision of Heaven on Earth in Revelations; each work of art is accompanied by the Biblical passage it illustrates, along with a commentary exploring its form and meaning. In addition to seldom-seen gems, Bussagli has included favorites such as Michelangelo's Creation of Man in the Sistine Chapel, Lorenzo Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise, and Rembrandt's Sacrifice of Isaac. Here are angels as assistants, messengers, punishers, soldiers, rebels, and saviors, assembled for the delectation and delight of both art lovers and believers.

Author Biography

Marco Bussagli is an art history professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, where he lives. He has written several books in Italian on the representation of angels in art, and he has been a regular contributor to the Italian Encyclopedia Institute since 1985.