Painting the Soul by Robin Cormack
Icons are among the most elusive subjects in the history of art, but at the same time their study constitutes possibly its fastest expanding field, and with the opening-up of the former Soviet Union many new objects are being discovered, studied and exhibited. This book considers the icon as an integral document of society.
Winner of The Runciman Award 1998'This book is a firework display. It sets off scores of explosions which light up the sky over-arching our field, terrain that is normally traversed nose down and too mindful of the footsteps of our predecessors. Burlington Magazine deserves to be read and pondered TLS ambitiously panoramic and highly accessible Anglo-Hellenic Review
Robin Cormack is Professor Emeritus in the History of Art at the Courtauld Institute, University of London. His books include Writing in Gold (1985) and The Byzantine Eye (1989) and Icons (1989).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781861890016 |
| ISBN 10 | 186189001X |
| Title | Painting the Soul |
| Author | Robin Cormack |
| Series | Essays In Art And Culture |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Reaktion Books |
| Year published | 1997-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 248 |
| Prizes | Winner of Runciman Award 1998 |
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