Blessed and beautiful : picturing the saints / Robert Kiely.
| Author/creator | Kiely, Robert, 1931- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, 2010. |
| Description | xi, 344 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Rereading the saints with help from the Italian masters |
| Contents | Introduction. Choosing the "beautiful ones" -- The standing of Mary : Opus Formosior -- A saint for all seasons : taking liberties with John the Baptist -- Recovering Mary Magdalene and the dignity of woman : Apostola Apostolorum -- Manliness and saintliness : the cases of Mark, Sebastian, and Rocco -- The pearls of Saint Lawrence : what Ruskin sees when he looks at a picture -- Imagining Augustine imagining, or, A theologian's toothache -- Sodoma's Saint Benedict : out in the cloister -- Further considerations of the holy stigmata of Saint Francis : where was Brother Leo? -- The saint who lost her head, or, Who's afraid of Catherine of Siena? -- Saints fair and fearsome : Louis of Toulouse and Bernardino da Siena -- Epilogue : pace e bene. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2010016379 |
| ISBN | 9780300162776 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0300162774 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | ND1432.I8 K54 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |