Symbols and Allegories in Art Greek Stephen Hinton

Stephen Hinton

This is the first book to bring together the archaeological legacy of ancient Greece in a concise and accessible way while still preserving the excitement of discovery

Glass terminology and the often arcane technical terms relating to the production and decoration of glass

The goal of the book is to help contemporary art enthusiasts decode the symbolic meanings in the great masterworks of Western Art

De Kooning's idiosyncratic working methods have long engendered intense speculation and debate among conservators and art historians

Symbols and Allegories in Art Greek Stephen HintonMatilde Battistini From antiquity, when the gods and goddesses were commonly featured in works of art, through the twentieth century, when Surrealists drew on archetypes from the unconscious, artists have embedded symbols in their works. The goal of this book is to provide contemporary readers and museum visitors with the tools to read the hidden meanings in works of art. This volume is thematically divided into four sections featuring symbols related