Visions of Heaven by Martin Kemp
This major new study by internationally renowned scholar Martin Kemp is the first book to consider the impact of Dante's vision of divine light on visual artists of the Renaissance and Baroque.
'Dante's descriptions are vividly visual, with a rare ability to evoke transcendence and spiritualityIn considering Dante’s influence on Renaissance and baroque artists, Kemp eloquently interrogates poetry and an analysis of mediaeval optics...Visions of Heaven is an inspiring read. The quality of reproduction in this context enables the experience of the reader to include the breathtaking power of a work such as, Christ and the saints in Heaven, (detail) of Fra Angelico, The Last Judgment.' – Studio International
'Martin Kemp’s Visions of Heaven is doubly worth celebrating, for it offers a wonderfully original and stimulating account of Italian Renaissance art by approaching it from a new perspective' – Literary Review
'Martin Kemp’s Visions of Heaven is doubly worth celebrating, for it offers a wonderfully original and stimulating account of Italian Renaissance art by approaching it from a new perspective' – Literary Review
Martin Kemp is Emeritus Research Professor in the History of Art at Oxford University. He has written and broadcast extensively on imagery in art and science, from the Renaissance to the present day.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848224674 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848224672 |
| Title | Visions of Heaven |
| Author | Martin Kemp |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2021-03-25 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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