"Such old monuments of superstition and idolatry" : the enigmatic appeal of religious imagery in iconophobic seventeenth century England

"Such old monuments of superstition and idolatry" : the enigmatic appeal of religious imagery in iconophobic seventeenth century England

The popularity of religious art in late seventeenth century Protestant England stands in apparent contradiction to the profound anti-Catholic sentiment that many current scholars argue characterizes the period. A close analysis of London auction catalogs from 1690 reveals that a significant number o...

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Main Author: Warrington, Seanine Marie
Other Authors: Thomas, Christopher A.
Language:English
en
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Christian art
Symbolism
England
17th century
UVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Communication and the Arts::Art > History
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/1073

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