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Product Identifiers
PublisherParkstone International
ISBN-101844846466
ISBN-139781844846467
eBay Product ID (ePID)71137559
Product Key Features
Book TitleArt of the Devil
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHorror & Supernatural, Criticism & Theory, Subjects & Themes / General
Publication Year2009
IllustratorYes
GenreLiterary Criticism, Art
AuthorArturo Graf
Book SeriesTemporis Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight75.3 Oz
Item Length12.7 in
Item Width10.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Decimal704.9487
SynopsisSatan, Beelzebub, Lucifer--the Devil has many names and faces, all of which have always served such artists as Dante, Goethe, or Rodin as a source of inspiration. Graf explores the story of the Devil through the ages and gives an impassioned description of its evolution., Satan, Beelzebub, Lucifer the Devil has many names and faces, all of which have always served artists such as Hieronymus Bosch, Dante, Goethe or Rodin as a source of inspiration. Often commissioned by religious leaders as images of fear or veneration, depending on the society, representations of the underworld served to instruct believers and lead them along the path of righteousness. It also provided a means of denouncing the moral decrepitude of ones contemporaries for some artists. The author, Arturo Graf, explores the story of the Devil through the ages and gives an impassioned description of its evolution.
