Author : Aleksandra Koutny-Jones
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004305254
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)
Book Synopsis Visual Cultures of Death in Central Europe by : Aleksandra Koutny-Jones
Download or read book Visual Cultures of Death in Central Europe written by Aleksandra Koutny-Jones and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-09-17 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Visual Cultures of Death in Central Europe, Aleksandra Koutny-Jones examines the remarkable cultural preoccupation with death in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569-1795), through a range of Baroque artworks such as coffin portraits, funerary decorations, tomb chapels and religious landscapes.