Christo Kovachevski

The Madonna in Western Painting

London 1991

Stron 163, DUŻY format: 30x27 cm, papier kredowy

166 ilustracji, w tym 42 czarno-białe

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Christo Kovachevski's book The Ma­donna  in Western Painting brings us in touch with the beautiful world of fine art and treats the iconography of the Mother of God. The book familiarizes the reader with world famous masterpieces of West European painting, suggests correct in­terpretations and assessments, analyzes most characteristic biblical subjects and their iconography which feature the Madonna. The author discusses 33 themes and about 95 subjects and variants.
The book is written in a prolific, inte­lligible and clear language and the reader enjoys the mellifluous narrative which along with the interpretation of the depic­ted scenes tells a lot of particulars about the personages, events and painters. The scholarly merit of the book is tremendous and unprecedented. The book contains 166 illustrations, a few of these black and whi­te.
The Madonna in Western Painting will be particularly valuable for readers who are believers and an indispensable source of information for everyone who wants to come in touch with the eternal, spiritual and aesthetic values of past ages. The book is addressed to a broad reading audience and will be a treasure to possess.

CONTENTS

PREFACE    9
Chapter One: THE HOLY VIRGIN AND THE CATHOLIC WORLD    15
Chapter Two: DEVOTIONAL IMAGES    .... 25
The Virgin and Child     26
The Virgin in Prayer. The Virgin in Glory . 28
The Immaculate Conception     29
The Seven Sorrows of the Virgin, and The Seven Joys of the Virgin         32
The Mother of Mercy        33
The Virgin and Child with St. Anne   ...    35
The Virgin and the Unicorn        36
The Virgin of the Rosary        37
The Madonna of Loreto        38

The Virgin and Child with St. John the Baptist     38
The Holy Family    39
The Family of St. Anne     40
Pentecost    40
Chapter Three: NARRATIVE SCENES    43
The Meeting of St. Joachim and
St. Anne at the Golden Gate        44
The Nativity of the Virgin        44
The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple         45
The Education of the Virgin in the Temple .    46
The Marriage of the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph     46
The Annunciation     48
The Visitation    50
The Nativity     51
The Adoration of the Shepherds     52

The Circumcision    53
The Presentation in the Temple (The Purification of the Virgin)        53
The Adoration of the Magi        55
The Flight into Egypt         56
The Dispute in the Temple        58

The Marriage at Cana        59
The Virgin Mary and the Passion of Christ.    6 0
The Appearance of Christ to His Mother .    61
The Death of the Virgin (The Dormition) .    62
The Assumption of the Virgin        64
The Coronation of the Virgin        65
Illustrations
Devotional Images    67
Narrative Scenes     104
List of Illustrations    153
Index of Subjects    159
Index of Names    161