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Painting the Word: Christian Pictures and Their Meanings
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Painting the Word: Christian Pictures and Their Meanings Paperback - 2002

by John Drury

In this beautifully written book, Drury, an Anglican priest and theologian, looks at religious paintings through the ages and presents them in a fresh way--as works filled with passion, stories, and meaning. 100 illustrations, 70 in color.


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Christianity is another country, says John Drury, and we need to familiarize ourselves with it in order to understand the universal meaning of its art. In this beautifully written book, Drury, an Anglican priest and theologian, looks at religious paintings through the ages and presents them to us in a fresh way--as works filled with passion, stories, and meaning. They become the poetry of such eternal human concerns as birth, death, sacrifice, love, and moral goodness and failure. Drury points out the religious meanings in paintings that range from works by Piero della Francesca to those by Velazquez. In each case he views the whole picture--its composition, color, drawing, figures, and even architecture--and shows how it creates a religious image that addresses the spectator as a spiritual human being. Drury also provides a historical context for the works, comparing our perception with the perceptions of, for example, the medieval monarch or the Renaissance merchant who first commissioned the work. He examines how these pictures are able to speak to audiences across time and space, and in the process he allows us to respond to them at a more imaginative, empathetic level.

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  • Title Painting the Word: Christian Pictures and Their Meanings
  • Author John Drury
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Third Printing
  • Pages 220
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Yale University Press, New Haven
  • Date April 1, 2002
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780300092943 / 0300092946
  • Weight 1.57 lbs (0.71 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.68 x 6.73 x 0.58 in (24.59 x 17.09 x 1.47 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 15th Century
    • Chronological Period: 16th Century
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Dewey Decimal Code 246

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John Drury is Dean of Christ Church, Oxford.
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