Discourse on Sacred and Profane Images

Discourse on Sacred and Profane Images
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Publisher : Getty Publications
Total Pages : 370
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ISBN-10 : 9781606061169
ISBN-13 : 160606116X
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Download or read book Discourse on Sacred and Profane Images written by Gabriele Paleotti and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2012 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of the Counter-Reformation, Cardinal Gabriele Paleotti, the archbishop of Bologna, wrote a remarkable treatise on art during a time when the Church feared rampant abuse in the arts. Paleotti's 'Discourse on Sacred and Profane Images' argues that art should address a broad audience and explains the painter's responsibility to his spectators.


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