Bible in Art, The
Type
Book
Authors
Category
Church and State
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Publication Year
1929
Publisher
Volume
.
Pages
336
Abstract
The aim of this book is to trace the development of Bible illustration from the crude pictures of the catacombs to the great art which embodied in visible form the Bible Beautiful. The story is carried through the art of various countries, and is brought down to the work of the present day. By covering so much ground, even in this brief way, we are able to get some sense of the continuity of our subject, some idea of its place in the whole history of art. And, as we go along, we can scarcely fail to see that no one can understand the great art monuments who does not know his Bible. It may perhaps be equally true such indeed was Ruskin's belief that no one can in any large sense understand the Bible itself until he has learned to read the art commentaries upon it.
Description
336 pages front. illus.
Number of Copies
1
