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Sketches of the History of Christian Art

Sketches of the History of Christian Art

Lindsay, Alexander William Crawford

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Art History

ISBN10: 1108051960
ISBN13: 9781108051965
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Jun 28 2012
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.03
Height: 0.82 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Alexander Lindsay (1812-80) was the head of an aristocratic family who owned vast coalfields in Lancashire, generating enormous wealth. Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, he spent the majority of his time travelling in Italy, collecting, and writing on a variety of subjects, including art, the Indo-Aryan race and the Etruscans. This important work, published in three volumes in 1847, surveys Christian painting and sculpture. Addressing Romance literature of the Middle Ages, iconography and legends of the saints, the book's historical narrative is infused with the author's strong moral approach to the subject. Volume 2 covers Gothic architecture; the art of the Lombards; Pisano and Giotto, and their schools and followers. Though derided by John Ruskin, the work strongly influenced aristocratic collecting, and remains relevant to readers interested in the Victorian construction of morals and artistic taste.

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