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How Catholic Art Saved the Faith: The Triumph of Beauty and Truth in Counter-Reformation Art Paperback - 2018
by Elizabeth Lev
- Used
Exploring the works of Bernini, Caravaggio, Michelangelo, and countless other Counter-Reformation artists, Lev shows how Catholic art in the 16th and 17th centuries was designed to confront challenges raised by the Reformation with soothing and persuasive voice of art.
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- Title How Catholic Art Saved the Faith: The Triumph of Beauty and Truth in Counter-Reformation Art
- Author Elizabeth Lev
- Binding Paperback
- Condition UsedVeryGood
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Sophia Institute Press
- Date 2018-10-02
- Features Bibliography
- Bookseller's Inventory # 52GZZZ01UFEN_ns
- ISBN 9781622826124 / 1622826124
- Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.6 in (21.34 x 14.22 x 1.52 cm)
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Catholic
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Library of Congress subjects Aesthetics - Religious aspects - Catholic, Counter-Reformation and art
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2018022456
- Dewey Decimal Code 246.4
From the jacket flap
More than 500 years after the Reformation, Elizabeth Lev shows how the Catholic Church responded to this turbulent age by finding an artistic voice to proclaim Truth through beauty. Exploring the works of Bernini, Caravaggio, Michelangelo and countless other Counter-Reformation artists, Dr. Lev shows how Catholic art in the 16th and 17th centuries was designed to confront challenges raised by the Reformation with soothing and persuasive voice of art.