Renaissance & Baroque Art: Iconography

Iconographic themes common in Baroque art and the artists who depicted them; covers both religious and secular subjects

Defines themes and subjects common in Baroque art.

Covers the subjects, iconography and themes found in Renaissance and Baroque art; techniques and media covered as well.

Themes 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).

Identifies Greek and Roman mythological figures in 30,000+ western European and north American visual and performing arts from 1300-1900

Use 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 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.