Art of the Eternal. Victoria Charles

Изобразительное искусство, фотография. Temporis

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Art of the Eternal


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isbn 978-1-78310-778-0

Автор произведения Victoria Charles

Жанр Изобразительное искусство, фотография

Серия Temporis

Издательство Confidential Concepts, Inc.


Since the first funerary statues were placed in the first sepulchres, the ideas of death and the afterlife have always held a prominent place at the heart of the art world. An unlimited source of inspiration where artists can search for the expression of the infinite, death remains the object of numerous rich illustrations, as various as they are mysterious. The ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, the forever sleeping statues on medieval tombs, and the Romantic and Symbolist movements of the 19th century are all evidence of the incessant interest that fuels the creation of artworks featuring themes of death and what lies beyond it. In this work, Victoria Charles analyses how, through the centuries, art has become the reflection of these interrogations linked to mankind’s fate and the hereafter.