Part XI, 2: Mythological Subjects - Elizabeth McGrath
Hercules to Olympus
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2023Uitgever: Brepols Publishers946 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1912554860ISBN-13: 9781912554867Koop dit boek tweedehands
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One remarkable feature of European culture as it developed in the Renaissance was the accommodation it made with ancient paganism. The classical gods and their legends were allegorised, transformed into symbolic figures or emblematic scenes that might accord with Christian morality. At the same time a secular space was created in art for the depiction of the most popular myths, above all the love stories recounted by the ancient poets. These stories were not only attractive in themselves; they offered the o...