The Art of Death. Myths and Rites
Symbols of mortality and the art of remembranceBy Victoria Charles
Length8h 25m
About this audiobook
Since the first funerary statues were placed in the first sepulchres, the ideas of death and the afterlife have always held a prominent place at the heart of the art world.
An unlimited source of inspiration where artists can search for the expression of the infinite, death remains the object of numerous rich illustrations, as various as they are mysterious. The ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, the forever sleeping statues on medieval tombs, and the Romantic and Symbolist movements of the 19th century are all evidence of the incessant interest that fuels the creation of artworks featuring themes of death and what lies beyond it.
In this work, Victoria Charles analyses how, through the centuries, art has become the reflection of these interrogations linked to mankind’s fate and the hereafter.
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Length8 hrs 25 mins
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Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3I. Ancient Conceptions of Death and the Afterlife
4II. Christian Doctrine of Death and the Afterlife
5III. Visions of the Afterlife
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6Ancient Egyptians
7The Etruscans
8Relics of the Dead
9Etruscan Doctrine of Death and the Afterlife
10Ancient Greeks and Romans
11Christianity
12Early-Christian Doctrine of Future Life
13Medieval Doctrine of Future Life
14Modern Doctrine of Future Life
15Christian Symbolism
16God and the Trinity
17The Cross
18The Serpent
19Symbols of Death
20Purgatory and Hell
21Heaven
22Reincarnation and Enlightenment
23Index of Illustrations
Series
30 de milenii de picturăVictoria Charles, Klaus H. Carl, Joseph Manca, Megan McShane18h 26m$18 · $0.00
1000 de tablouri ale unor pictori de geniuVictoria Charles, Joseph Manca, Megan McShane, Donald Wigal13h 33m4.3 (70)$18 · $0.00
ConstableVictoria Charles1h 22m4.1 (18)$8 · $0.00
Albrecht Dürer 1471-1528Victoria Charles2h 55m3.8 (37)$16 · $0.00
Romanesque ArtVictoria Charles, Klaus H. Carl3h 58m4.0 (19)$15 · $0.00
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Natură moartăVictoria Charles53m$15 · $0.00
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Picasso, de Malaga 1881 a Mougins 1973Victoria Charles, Anatoli Podoksik7h 14m4.2 (54)$19 · $0.00
Kunst in EuropaVictoria Charles5h 37m$15 · $0.00
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Ivan ChichkineVictoria Charles, Irina Shuvalova3h 1m4.5 (138)$16 · $0.00
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