Title Symbols and allegories in art / Matilde Battistini ; translated by Stephen Sartarelli

Published Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, 2005

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Description 383 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm Series A guide to imagery Guide to imagery. Contents Introduction -- Time -- Man -- Space -- Allegories -- Appendixes : Index of symbols and allegories -- Sources -- Index of artists -- Bibliography Summary "The purpose of this volume is to provide today's readers and museum-goers with a tool for orienting themselves in the world of images and learning to read the hidden meanings of certain famous paintings."--Introduction Notes Originally published as: Simboli e allegorie, Milan : Mondadori Electa S.p.A., c2002 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 382-383) and indexes Notes Also available online (Table of contents) Translation of: Simboli e allegorie Subject Symbolism in art -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Art, European -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Symbolism in art -- Dictionaries. Art, European -- Dictionaries. Genre/Form Dictionaries. Reference sources. Reference sources Dictionaries. Handbooks and manuals. LC no. 2004025481 ISBN 0892368187

Other Titles Simboli e allegorie. English

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