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Symbols And Legends In Western Art
E.S. Whittlesey

Symbols And Legends In Western Art

a museum guide

HarperCollins Distribution Services (Sep 11, 1972)
9780684125831
| Hardcover
366 pages
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.