| Contents |
The divinity of painting -- The devotional image -- Synthesis as artistic ideal -- The theatrics of the counter-reformation narrative -- The artist as antiquarian in Christian Rome -- From icon to altarpiece. |
| Abstract |
"Explores the early career of Domenikos Theotokopoulos, 'El Greco,' in particular his engagement with Italian art around the time of his sojourn in Venice and Rome (1567-76). Examines the form, function, and conception of religious images in the second half of the sixteenth century"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-207) and index. |
| LCCN | 2013012119 |
| ISBN | 9780271060545 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0271060549 (cloth : alk. paper) |
