IL DEMONIACO NELL'ARTE, Il Significato Filosofico del Demoniaco Nell'Arte
Hardbound
1952 · Milano / Firenze
by Castelli, Enrico
Milano / Firenze: Electa Editrice, 1952. Hardbound. VG, ex archival art library copy never used. Perforation stamp. Red paper covered boards in like material slipcase. 127 pp. + a few multi-page indexes, followed by 170 pp. of bw plates, followed by indexes to plates. Also has some color plates within the text. text is in Italian. A worthwhile study of a seldom researched topic: the influence of the demonic, the extravagant and the horrible in the antique literature and plastic arts. Includes works by with works of H. Bosch, P. Bruegel, L. Van Leyden, J. Mandyn, H. Met de Bles, P. Huys, J. Gossaert, M. Gruenewald, J. De Cock, M. Pacher, H. Fries, S. Lochner, Sassetta, G. Canavesio, B. Parentino, M. Spanzotti and many others. (Inventory #: 104722)