A Magnificent Faith Art and Identity in Lutheran Germany |
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| Author:
| Heal, Bridget |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-873757-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2017 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $192.68AUD $254.00 |
Book Description:
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The first comprehensive history of the Reformation origins and flourishing of Lutheran baroque; while the Protestant reform movements are generally associated with iconoclasm, this book studies art, religion, and politics to show that in Lutheran Germany a rich visual culture developed, despite theologians' ambivalent attitude towards images.
The first comprehensive history of the Reformation origins and flourishing of Lutheran baroque; while the Protestant reform movements are generally associated with iconoclasm, this book studies art, religion, and politics to show that in Lutheran Germany a rich visual culture developed, despite theologians' ambivalent attitude towards images.