Art and the religious image in El Greco's Italy / Andrew R. Casper.

Author/creator Casper, Andrew R. author.
Format Book
PublicationUniversity Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2014]
Copyright Date©2014
Descriptionxiii, 221 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Subjects
Greco, 1541?-1614--Criticism and interpretation.
Art, Italian--16th century. --Influence.
Christian art and symbolism--Italy. --Renaissance, 1450-1600.

Contents The divinity of painting -- The devotional image -- Synthesis as artistic ideal -- The theatrics of the counter-reformation narrative -- The artist as antiquarian in Christian Rome -- From icon to altarpiece.
Abstract "Explores the early career of Domenikos Theotokopoulos, 'El Greco,' in particular his engagement with Italian art around the time of his sojourn in Venice and Rome (1567-76). Examines the form, function, and conception of religious images in the second half of the sixteenth century"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 193-207) and index.
LCCN 2013012119
ISBN9780271060545 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0271060549 (cloth : alk. paper)