Spectacular miracles : transforming images in Italy from the renaissance to the present.

Spectacular miracles : transforming images in Italy from the renaissance to the present.

Spectacular Miracles confronts an enduring Western belief in the supernatural power of images: that a statue or painting of the Madonna can fly through the air, speak, weep, or produce miraculous cures. Although contrary to widely held assumptions, the cults of particular paintings and statues held...

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Main Authors: Garnett, Jane (Author), Rosser, Gervase (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Reaktion Books, 2013.
Subjects:
Mysticism and art > Italy > History.
Icons > Cult > Italy > History.
Christian art and symbolism > Italy > Renaissance, 1450-1600.
Christian art and symbolism > Italy > Modern, 1500-
Psychology and art > Italy > History.
Supernatural in art.
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