{"product_id":"the-history-of-the-church-in-art","title":"The History of the Church in Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRosa Giorgi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this richly illustrated volume the author argues that because much of Western art depicts key events, leaders, and practices in the history of the Christian Church, knowledge of that history is critical to an appreciation of many of our great masterpieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book begins by analyzing artistic representations of liturgical objects, including altars, crosses, and censers, and follows with an examination of the duties and vestments of the variety of clerics, ranging from minor clerks to the pope. Both the rituals of the monastic life and worshippers' devotional practices are well documented in paintings depicting prayer, communal meals, funeral rites, religious processions, and cult practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author next turns to artworks that capture important episodes from the Church's history, including crusades and pilgrimages, the Inquisition and the Reformation, and power struggles between popes and secular rulers, before ending with an analysis of the lives and portraits of the notable leaders who contributed to this fascinating history, from Peter and Paul to Thomas More to Pope Paul VI.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn art historian specializing in iconography, Rosa Giorgi is the author of \u003ci\u003eSaints in Art\u003c\/i\u003e (Getty Publications, 2003), \u003ci\u003eAngels and Demons in Art\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(Getty Publications, 2005), and \u003ci\u003eEuropean Art of the Seventeenth Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(Getty Publications, 2008). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A well-produced guide to Christian art.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e—International Review of Biblical Studies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional titles in this series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n384 pages\u003cbr\u003e 5 1\/4 x 7 3\/4 inches\u003cbr\u003e 400 color illustrations\u003cbr\u003e ISBN 978-0-89236-936-2\u003cbr\u003e paperback\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Getty Publications\u003cbr\u003e Imprint: J. Paul Getty Museum\u003cbr\u003e Series: A Guide to Imagery\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2009\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"GETTY TRUST PUBLICATIONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67568576037154,"sku":"chi1792569231582","price":18.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/2249\/9618\/files\/the-history-of-the-church-in-art_1.jpg?v=1792569236","url":"https:\/\/mossmerton.com\/products\/the-history-of-the-church-in-art","provider":"Mossmerton","version":"1.0","type":"link"}