Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art by James Hall
1974初版1980年四版 Sir Kenneth Clark 序
《西洋藝術事典》廣東人民出版社，1990 此翻譯書依中文發音排序. 很不方便
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understanding and enjoyment of a work of art depends as much on the
story it depicts as on the artist's execution of it. But what were once
biblical or classical commonplaces are not so readily recognizable
today. This book relates in a succinct and readable way the themes,
sacred and secular, on which the repertoire of Western art is based.Here
in a single volume are combined religious, classical, and historical
themes, the figures of moral allegory, and characters from romantic
poetry that established themselves through paintings and sculpture in
Western art before and after the Renaissance. More than just a
dictionary, this text places these subjects in their narrative,
historical, or mythological context and uses extensive cross-referencing
to enhance and clarify the meanings of these themes for the reader. The
definitive work by which others are compared, this volume has become an
indispensable handbook for students and general art appreciators alike.
This wholly redesigned second edition includes a new insert of images
chosen by the author, as well as a new preface and index to highlight
the ideas, beliefs, and social and religious customs that form the
background of much of this subject matter.
「佛教有一種「白骨觀」的冥想，去觀想肉身化枯骨，思言行不復存在，貪嗔痴最後賸什麼。…..」抄送楊索:
在西方，以「頭顱骨」(skull，他們從中世紀才有這樣死神代表物說法。17世紀的墓葬雕塑，有時用骷髏skeleton代之) 的冥想「無常」為主，譬如說，耶蘇會的神修。代表老年。肖像畫中的它表示虔敬……。四種氣質中代表「憂鬱」。
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