Myths and Legends
| Author/creator | Griffith, Mari Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press |
| Description | 80 p. ill 08.630 x 04.750 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Credo Reference Academic Core |
| Subjects |
| Series | National Gallery Pocket Guides |
| Summary | Annotation Myths and legends, with their fantastical settings and parade of exotic creatures and beautiful immortals, have inspired some of the most popular works in the National Gallery Collection. The latest addition to the best-selling Pocket Guides series leads the modern viewer through this important aspect of Western art.This lively and enjoyable guide explores how artists have drawn on mythology since the dawn of the Renaissance. Through a selection of key classical figures, Mari Griffith explains how artists used mythology for inspirationin decorative panels for furniture, schemes for palaces, allegories, and non-narrative paintings of single figures. Among the masterpieces discussed are TitiansBacchus and Ariadne, and RubenssJudgement of Paris. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781857093919 |
| ISBN | 1857093917 (Perfect) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781857093919 |
| Stock number | 00029174 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |