An Artful Relic - The Shroud of Turin in Baroque Italy

An art-historical analysis of the Shroud of Turin as a sacred image in the artistic culture of early modern Italy.

About the author

Andrew R. Casper is Associate Professor of Art History at Miami University. He is the author of Art and the Religious Image in El Greco’s Italy, also published by Penn State University Press.

Summary

An art-historical analysis of the Shroud of Turin as a sacred image in the artistic culture of early modern Italy.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew R. Casper, Andrew R. (Miami University of Ohio) Casper
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.09.2021
• EAN: 9780271090399
• ISBN: 978-0-271-09039-9
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 771 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss, Raster, farbig
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Europe, RELIGION / Christianity / History, ART / Subjects & Themes / Religious, ART / European, RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / General, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Christian worship, rites & ceremonies, History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800, ART / History / European / Baroque & Rococo