Fülszöveg
Even in the Western world, which seems completely
accustomed to the prevalence of risqué images, an
erotic painting or sculpture from centuries past can
still manage to create a sensation. Such masterpieces
abound in this lavishly illustrated book, which serves
up a delightful survey of love and sexuality in
Western art.
Organized as a series of general themes, the volume
illustrates a wide range of subjects, from chaste
tenderness to frenzies of the senses, from Classical
allusion to sexual fantasy. For each theme, the book
provides detailed readings of the significance and
symbolic content of representative individual works
by some of the world's greatest artists. The subjects
they portray are age-old yet often strikingly familiar,
as they capture gestures, objects, places, and "love
scenes" from every epoch of Western culture. The
volume closes with a chapter highlighting some of
the most famous couples of all time.
Stefano Zuffi is the author of Gospel...
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Fülszöveg
Even in the Western world, which seems completely
accustomed to the prevalence of risqué images, an
erotic painting or sculpture from centuries past can
still manage to create a sensation. Such masterpieces
abound in this lavishly illustrated book, which serves
up a delightful survey of love and sexuality in
Western art.
Organized as a series of general themes, the volume
illustrates a wide range of subjects, from chaste
tenderness to frenzies of the senses, from Classical
allusion to sexual fantasy. For each theme, the book
provides detailed readings of the significance and
symbolic content of representative individual works
by some of the world's greatest artists. The subjects
they portray are age-old yet often strikingly familiar,
as they capture gestures, objects, places, and "love
scenes" from every epoch of Western culture. The
volume closes with a chapter highlighting some of
the most famous couples of all time.
Stefano Zuffi is the author of Gospel Figures in Art,
European Art of the Fifteenth Century, and European
Art of the Sixteenth Century.
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