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The image of Christ in modern art
by Harries, Richard 1936-.
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BookPublisher: Ashgate 2013ISBN: 9781409463825; 1409463826.Classification number: 704.9484 HARSubject(s): Jesus Christ -- Art | Christian art and symbolism -- Modern period, 1500-Subject: Richard Harries explores the challenges presented by the radical and rapid changes of artistic style in the 20th century to artists who wished to relate to traditional Christian imagery. In the 1930s David Jones said that he and his contemporaries were acutely conscious of 'the break', by which he meant the fragmentation and loss of a once widely shared Christian narrative and set of images. The situation as he described it then is even more acute now.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Reserve Collection | Adult Non-Fiction | 704.9484 HAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002845211X |
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Richard Harries explores the challenges presented by the radical and rapid changes of artistic style in the 20th century to artists who wished to relate to traditional Christian imagery. In the 1930s David Jones said that he and his contemporaries were acutely conscious of 'the break', by which he meant the fragmentation and loss of a once widely shared Christian narrative and set of images. The situation as he described it then is even more acute now.
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