Author: DR. MARIANNE STÖSSL
Title: Verbotene Bilder
Description: Hirmer, 2006. Linnen band. Pp: 271. This volume features many carved wooden sculptures of saints from 14th-20thcentury Russia, which until now have been largely unknown to the western public. Officially banned by a proclamation of Peter I, they have nevertheless always been an important part of Russian religious devotion. The sculptures are grouped stylistically into two major groups: early ones are characterized by iconically transcendent austerity, while later ones refl ect western infl uences in anatomical features and gestures. German text. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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