Name: Symbols in Art (Art Essentials)
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ISBN: 9780500295748

Symbols in Art (Art Essentials)

Категория	Искусство
ISBN	9780500295748
Автор	Matthew Wilson
Жанр	Non-fiction , Cultural History , Art
Издательство	Thames and Hudson
Язык	GER
Переплёт	Hardback
Количество страниц	176

This guide unravels over fifty of the most common and intriguing visual symbols from across the globe from 2300 BCE to the present day. While symbols cross dialects and national boundaries, their meanings can vary and are often culturally specific. The snake, an object of fascination and mysticism in Aztec culture, usually represents sin in the west. Yinka Shonibare’s Last Supper (2013) plays on the grapevine’s historic associations to satiric and startling effect.