Sketches of the history of Christian art

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Sketches of the history of Christian art

Alexander Lindsay

（Cambridge library collection）

Cambridge University Press, 2012

  • v. 1 : pbk
  • v. 2 : pbk
  • v. 3 : pbk

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Reprint. Originally published: London : John Murray, 1847

"This digitally printed version 2012"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

v. 1 : pbk ISBN 9781108051958

Description

Alexander Lindsay (1812-80) was the head of an aristocratic family who owned vast coalfields in Lancashire, generating enormous wealth. Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, he spent the majority of his time travelling in Italy, collecting, and writing on a variety of subjects, including art, the Indo-Aryan race and the Etruscans. This important work, published in three volumes in 1847, surveys Christian painting and sculpture. Addressing Romance literature of the Middle Ages, iconography and legends of the saints, the book's historical narrative is infused with the author's strong moral approach to the subject. Volume 1 covers philosophical method, Christian symbolism and mythology, Roman art, and Byzantine art, which Lindsay sees as having stimulated the Western revival. Though derided by John Ruskin, the work strongly influenced aristocratic collecting, and remains relevant to readers interested in the Victorian construction of morals and artistic taste.

Table of Contents

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  • Memoranda: 1. The ideal, and the character and dignity of Christian art
  • 2. The symbolism of Christianity
  • 3. The mythology of Christianity
  • General classification of schools and artists
  • Introductory: 1. Roman art
  • 2. Byzantine art.
Volume

v. 2 : pbk ISBN 9781108051965

Description

Alexander Lindsay (1812-80) was the head of an aristocratic family who owned vast coalfields in Lancashire, generating enormous wealth. Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, he spent the majority of his time travelling in Italy, collecting, and writing on a variety of subjects, including art, the Indo-Aryan race and the Etruscans. This important work, published in three volumes in 1847, surveys Christian painting and sculpture. Addressing Romance literature of the Middle Ages, iconography and legends of the saints, the book's historical narrative is infused with the author's strong moral approach to the subject. Volume 2 covers Gothic architecture; the art of the Lombards; Pisano and Giotto, and their schools and followers. Though derided by John Ruskin, the work strongly influenced aristocratic collecting, and remains relevant to readers interested in the Victorian construction of morals and artistic taste.

Table of Contents

  • Architecture: 1. Lombard and Gothic architecture
  • 2. Sculpture of the Lombards, etc.
  • 3. Niccola Pisano and his school
  • 4. Giotto and his school.
Volume

v. 3 : pbk ISBN 9781108051972

Description

Alexander Lindsay (1812-80) was the head of an aristocratic family who owned vast coalfields in Lancashire, generating enormous wealth. Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, he spent the majority of his time travelling in Italy, collecting, and writing on a variety of subjects, including art, the Indo-Aryan race and the Etruscans. This important work, published in three volumes in 1847, surveys Christian painting and sculpture. Addressing Romance literature of the Middle Ages, iconography and legends of the saints, the book's historical narrative is infused with the author's strong moral approach to the subject. Volume 3 covers the schools of Siena, Florence and Bologna, then moves north to look at Cologne, Durer, and Cranach, the Van Eycks and the Netherlandish School. Though derided by John Ruskin, the work strongly influenced aristocratic collecting, and remains relevant to readers interested in the Victorian construction of morals and artistic taste.

Table of Contents

  • Architecture (continued and concluded): 5. School of Siena
  • 6. Semi-Byzantine school of Florence
  • 7. Primitive school of Bologna
  • 8. Sculpture and painting north of the Alps
  • Postscriptum
  • Index.

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