The color red has represented many things, from the life force and
the divine to love, lust, and anger. Up through the Middle Ages, red
held a place of privilege in the Western world. For many cultures, red
was not just one color of many but rather the only
color worthy enough to be used for social purposes. In some languages,
the word for red was the same as the word for color. The first color
developed for painting and dying, red became associated in antiquity
with war, wealth, and power. In the medieval period, red held both
religious significance, as the color of the blood of Christ and the
fires of Hell, and secular meaning, as a symbol of love, glory, and
beauty. Yet during the Protestant Reformation, red began to decline in
status. Viewed as indecent and immoral and linked to luxury and the
excesses of the Catholic Church, red fell out of favor. After the French
Revolution, red gained new respect as the color of progressive
movements and radical left-wing politics.
In this beautifully illustrated book, Michel Pastoureau, the acclaimed author of Blue, Black, and Green,
now masterfully navigates centuries of symbolism and complex meanings
to present the fascinating and sometimes controversial history of the
color red. Pastoureau illuminates red's evolution through a diverse
selection of captivating images, including the cave paintings of
Lascaux, the works of Renaissance masters, and the modern paintings and
stained glass of Mark Rothko and Josef Albers.
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