First published in 1998. The Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography
compares the uses of iconographic themes from mythology, the Bible and
other sacred texts, literature, and popular culture in works of art
through various periods, cultures, and genres. Art historians now tend
to study narrative themes depicted in works of art in relation to such
subjects as gender and sexuality, politics and power, ownership and
possession, ceremony and ritual, legitimacy and authority. The
Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography reflects these new approaches by
ordering the themes of various iconographic sources in particular
biblical, mythological, and literary texts according to these new
emphases.Each handsomely illustrated entry discusses the major relevant
iconographic narratives and the historical background of each theme. A
list of selected works of art that accompanies each essay guides the
reader to examples in art that depict the theme under discussion. Each
essay includes a list of suggested reading that provides further sources
of information about the themes. A general bibliography of reference
books is listed separately and can be used in association with all the
essays. With 119 entries written by 42 experts, the Encyclopedia of
Comparative Iconography is an important reference work for art
historians, students of art history, artists, and the general reader.
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