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The Dawn of Christian Art in Panel Paintings and Icons
Staking out new territory in the history of art, this book presents a compelling argument for a lost link between the panel-painting tradition of Greek antiquity and Christian paintings of Byzantium and the Renaissance. While art historians place the origin of icons in the seventh century, Thomas F. Mathews finds strong evidence as early as the second century in the texts of Irenaeus and the Acts of John that describe private Christian worship. In closely studying an obscure set of sixty neglected panel paintings from Egypt in Roman times, the author explains how these paintings of the Egyptian gods offer the missing link in the long history of religious painting. Christian panel paintings a...
Congressional Record
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
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Italian Panel Painting of the Early Renaissance in the Collection of the Los Angeles Museum of Art
Published in conjunction with a 1994-95 exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Historical and technical introductions precede extensive discussion of two altarpieces of the early Renaissance and a catalogue of the Museum's collection. Elegantly designed and produced, with color and bandw reproductions. 9x12 Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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