Angels & Fairies

Description

Whether inspired by Classical legend, traditional tales or simply their own imagination, countless artists have been captivated by these heavenly and mythological creatures. "Angels and Fairies" is a beautiful reference book that takes a look at some of the art that has been produced as a result of a fascination with these mysterious beings.

George P. Landow is an academic and writer whose fields of interest include nineteenth-century literature, art and religion as well as literary, media and hypertext theory. George has helped to organize several international loan exhibitions including Fantastic Art and Design in Britain, 1850 to 1930, and his books include Victorian Types, Victorian Shadows: Biblical Typology and Victorian Literature, Art, and Thought; Ruskin; and A Pre-Raphaelite Friendship. Iain Zaczek was educated at Wadham College, Oxford, and the Courtauld Institute of Art. He has since gone on to forge an impressive career as a freelance writer on art- and Celtic-related subjects, and is interested in particular in Pre-Raphelite art and International Gothic. His publications include Essential Art Deco, Essential William Morris, The Art of the Icon, Lovers in Art and Impressionist Interiors. He is also working on a BBC website called Your Paintings.