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E.S. Whittlesey

Symbols And Legends In Western Art

a museum guide

HarperCollins Distribution Services (Sep 11, 1972)

9780684125831

| Hardcover

366 pages

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Dewey 704.94 WHI

LC Classification N7740 .W53

LC Control No. 71162764

Subject

Art And Mythology
Mythology - Dictionaries
Symbolism - Dictionaries
Symbolism In Art

Plot

This informative Symbols and legends in western art by E. S. Whittlesey is a comprehensive guide for the museum-goer, describing concisely and readably hundreds of myths, legends, and themes illustrated in the great art of the Western Word. Symbols and Legends give equal attention to biblical and classical tales, providing life and death stories of the most commonly depicted saints and heroes.