Christian Iconography - Vol II: The History of Christian Art in the Middle Ages by Adolphe Napoleon Didron.
(Translated from the French by E.J. Millington & completed with Additions & Appendices b...
Christian Iconography - Vol I: The History of Christian Art in the Middle Ages by Adolphe Napoleon Didron.
(Translated from the French by E.J. Millington & completed with Additions & Appendices ...
The Bent Pyramid represents the Sagittarius constellation, the Pyramid’s Temple represents the center of the Milky Way galaxy and the Black Pyramid represents the black hole in the Galaxy center
This work unfolds the bharata word theme
embodied in the 'horned archer' found on
a copper tablet from Mohenjo-daro.The
study establishes its identity as viirabhadra a form of Siva or the sacrif...
RAIMONDI, Marcantonio • Portrait of Giovanni Filoteo Achillini (engraving, before 1510)
detail from an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi (ca. 1480-1534), made before 1510. The poet Giovanni Filo...
Ariadne abandoned, the penitent Magdalene, the Virgin Advocate and Annunciate, John of Patmos, are all frequent themes in the history of art. In one sense, they are figures of absence at once. By r...
The Great Pyramid at Giza Egypt is the largest stone building ever constructed on Earth.
The Great Pyramid is located at the center of the land mass of Earth.
The architect(s) had advanced scienc...
A philosophical anecdotage, in the literary tradition and in the artistic iconography, with peculiar reference to the apologue of Thales in the well, and to the parable of St. Augustine and Child o...
Reliably, the rendering of Madonna’s gaze was a kind problem for painters since the beginnings of Christian art. Here, the development of such a perception is explored and analyzed till early moder...
One of the great things about the Web is that virtually anyone can become a web designer: the tools are relatively cheap, the creation is instant, and the exposure is global.
Of course, this is...
1876. A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities in Central and Western Asia, Europe, and Elsewhere, before the Christian Era Showing Their Relation to Religious Customs as they now Exist...
Mary Magdalene's iconography, between red passion and dark melancholy, critically revisited in the history of art and inside the cultural context of the times.