Renaissance & Baroque art
Barockthemen, eine Auswahl von Verzeichnissen zur Ikonographie des 17 by Call Number: Art Reference N6415.B3 P5 1974 Bd.1-3Iconographic themes common in Baroque art and the artists who depicted them; covers both religious and secular subjects
Baroque Art: A Topical Dictionary by Call Number: Art Reference N6415.B3 E18 1996ISBN: 0313294062Defines themes and subjects common in Baroque art.
Iconography of the Counter Reformation in the Netherlands: Heaven on Earth by Call Number: Art Reference N7953.A1K71 1974 vol.1-2Publication Date: 1974
Renaissance Art: A Topical Dictionary by Call Number: Art Reference, N6370. E27 1987ISBN: 0313246580Publication Date: 1987Covers the subjects, iconography and themes found in Renaissance and Baroque art; techniques and media covered as well.
Iconography
Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art by Call Number: Art Library Reference, N7560.H34 2008ISBN: 9780813343938Themes common in western art in the Renaissance period and later; particularly useful for classical and Christian themes. Includes persons and personifications; objects and attributes; and well known narratives (e.g., The Raising of Lazarus).
The Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300-1990s by Call Number: Art Reference NX650. M9R45 1993 vol. 1-2ISBN: 0195049985Publication Date: 1993Identifies Greek and Roman mythological figures in 30,000+ western European and north American visual and performing arts from 1300-1900
Jewish Art
Index of Jewish art by Call Number: Art Limited Access Unusual N7415.N34 vol. 1; Art Limited Access Mini N7415.N34 vol. 2Use to locate themes, motifs and narratives in Hebrew illuminated manuscripts dated from the 300 BCE onward. Provides descriptions and analysis of narratives, subjects, and iconography as well as bibliographies and corresponding manuscript titles.
The Encyclopedia of Jewish Symbols by Call Number: Main Library, BM50 .F74 1992ISBN: 0876685947The Encyclopedia of Jewish Symbols contains more than 250 definitions and descriptions for ceremonial objects and images, personalities, places, concepts, motifs, and events all representing central Jewish ideas that continue to play a meaningful role in defining Jewish experience today.
