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The Dead and the dying

software, multimedia The Dead and the dying

Summary
Expressing a dead body, wrote Leon Baptista Alberti, in 1435, "is one of the most difficult things in the world." This program examines the portrayal of death in art, from ancient times to the post-World War II era. Sarcophagi, paintings, sculptur... Read more
Contents

Artistic Portrayal of Dead Bodies (5:01) -- Pictorial Representations of Pietas (6:19) -- Pictorial Representations of Pathos (5:19) -- Portrayal of the Dead in Battles and Massacres (3:11) -- Horrors of Carnage in Art (4:15)

Format
software, multimedia
Description
1 streaming video file (26 min.) : sd., col., digital.
Publisher
Films Media Group 2006

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