
Saints
Siobhan Jolley(Author)
National Gallery Company Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 2. June 2026
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-1-85709-742-9 (ISBN)
Description
A new series of small, exquisite hardbacks from London's National Gallery, in which its unrivalled collection is explored through a variety of appealing themes
Martyrs and mystics, healers and hermits, visionaries and miracle workers: the images of saints in the Gallery's collection chart not only a history of devotion but also the development of Western European art itself. Saints takes a close look at how some of the most Splendid depictions of these figures still speak to us across the centuries.
Published by National Gallery Global Ltd/Distributed by Yale University Press
Martyrs and mystics, healers and hermits, visionaries and miracle workers: the images of saints in the Gallery's collection chart not only a history of devotion but also the development of Western European art itself. Saints takes a close look at how some of the most Splendid depictions of these figures still speak to us across the centuries.
Published by National Gallery Global Ltd/Distributed by Yale University Press
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
120 colour illus.
Dimensions
Height: 177 mm
Width: 176 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
422 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85709-742-9 (9781857097429)
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Person
Siobhan Jolley is a specialist in European Christian art and a lecturer in Christian studies at the University of Manchester.