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Picturing the Lame in Italian Art from Antiquity to the Modern Era Livio Pestilli 1st edition
Picturing the Lame in Italian Art from Antiquity to the Modern Era
Livio Pestilli
This study evinces that in opposition to classical artists, who manifested a lack of interest in the subject of lameness, their Early Christian counterparts depicted them, as images of the miraculous healing of the lame became a sign of acceptance and the promise of a more equitable existence in this life or the next.
182 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 23, 2019 |
| ISBN13 | 9780367200268 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 182 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 453 g |
| Language | English |