Myths and Legends
Mari Griffith(Author)
National Gallery Company Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 4. November 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-85709-391-9 (ISBN)
Description
Myths and legends, with their fantastical settings and parade of exotic creatures and beautiful immortals, have inspired some of the most popular works in the National Gallery Collection. The latest addition to the best-selling Pocket Guides series leads the modern viewer through this important aspect of Western art. This lively and enjoyable guide explores how artists have drawn on mythology since the dawn of the Renaissance. Through a selection of key classical figures, Mari Griffith explains how artists used mythology for inspiration--in decorative panels for furniture, schemes for palaces, allegories, and non-narrative paintings of single figures. Among the masterpieces discussed are Titian's Bacchus and Ariadne, and Rubens's Judgement of Paris.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
75 colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 219 mm
Width: 181 mm
Weight
154 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85709-391-9 (9781857093919)
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Person
Mari Griffith has worked in the education departments at the National Gallery, the Royal Academy of Arts, London, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.