European Art of the Fourteenth Century
(Book #1 in the Art Through the Centuries Series)
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Fourteenth-century Europe was ravaged by famine, war, and, most devastatingly, the Black Plague. These widespread crises inspired a mystical religiosity, which emphasized both ecstatic joy and extreme suffering, producing emotionally charged and often graphic depictions of the Crucifixion and the martyrdoms of the saints. While the great boom of cathedral building that had marked the previous century waned, cathedrals continued to serve as the centers...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0892368594
ISBN13:9780892368594
Release Date:February 2007
Publisher:J. Paul Getty Museum
Length:384 Pages
Weight:1.56 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.5" x 7.9"
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