"Animals as Disguised Symbols in Renaissance Art" by Simona Cohen
Brill's Studies in Intellectual History, vol.169. Brill’s Studies on Art, Art History, and Intellectual History, vol.2
Koninklijke Brill | 2008 | ISBN: 9047424328 9004171010 9789047424321 9789004171015| 360 pages | PDF | 9 MB
Filling a gap in the relationship between medieval animal symbolism and the iconography of animals in the Renaissance culture, in general, and its art, in particular, this book demonstrates the continuity and tenacity of medieval animal interpretations and symbolism, disguised under the veil of genre, religious or mythological narrative and scientific naturalism.