The Book: Rather than presenting the life of Christ in art, this richly illustrated book, published to accompany an exhibition at the National Gallery in London, looks at the difficulties Christian artists have had to confront when represnting Jesus --God who became a man. The authors discuss the astonishing fact that, although we have no contemporary records of Christ's appearance, we all know what he looked like. They tell the story of how this image evolved over two millennia, describe how artists conveyed the paradox of Christ's dual nature, and show how images of Christ's suffering were intended to convey a cosmic, not just a personal significance.
paperback - 9.75" x 9.75" - 224 pages
The Author: Gabriele Finaldi is Curator of Later Italian and Spanish Painting at the National Gallery in London.
