Saints in Art CAA 2025 40 color and 32 b/w

40 color and 32 b/w illustrations

Judith Keller is former senior curator in the Department of Photographs at the J

Harry Smith (1923–1991) was among the most original creative forces in postwar American art and culture

" Jean-Baptiste Greuze's diminutive picture of a rosy-cheeked girl wringing out her linen was one of fourteen works that he exhibited at the Salon of 1761 in Paris

Saints in Art CAA 2025 40 color and 32 b/wRosa Giorgi Christian saints have been the objects of reverence and fascination throughout the past two millennia. Their likenesses, heroic acts, prayerful lives, and stories of martyrdom have been portrayed frequently in art of diverse media. Unfamiliar with the saints and their images and symbols, viewers of art may find it challenging to identify, for example, which saint is represented as a monk with an axe through his head, or a beautiful girl