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The Szymanowski Companion

The Szymanowski Companion

The Polish composer Karol Szymanowski is one of the most fascinating musical figures of the early twentieth century. His works included four symphonies two violin concertos the operas Hagith and King Roger the ballet-pantomime Harnasie the oratorio Stabat Mater as well as numerous piano violin vocal and choral compositions. The profile and popularity of Szymanowski's music outside Poland has never been higher and continues to grow. The Szymanowski Companion constitutes the most significant and comprehensive reference source to the composer in English. Edited by two of the leading scholars in the field Paul Cadrin and Stephen Downes the collection consists of over 50 contributions from an international array of contributors including recognized Polish experts. The Companion thus provides a systematic authoritative and up-to-date compilation of information concerning the composer's life thought and works.

GBP 35.99
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Mary of Mercy in Medieval and Renaissance Italian Art Devotional image and civic emblem

Mary of Mercy in Medieval and Renaissance Italian Art Devotional image and civic emblem

Mater Misericordiae—Mother of Mercy—emerged as one of the most prolific subjects in central Italian art from the late thirteenth through the sixteenth centuries. With iconographic origins in Marian cult relics brought from Palestine to Constantinople in the fifth century the amalgam of attributes coalesced in Armenian Cilicia then morphed as it spread to Cyprus. An early concept of Mary of Mercy—the Virgin standing with outstretched arms and a wide mantle under which kneel or stand devotees—entered the Italian peninsula at the ports of Bari and Venice during the Crusades eventually converging in central Italy. The mendicant orders adopted the image as an easily recognizable symbol for mercy and aided in its diffusion. In this study the author’s primary goals are to explore the iconographic origins of the Madonna della Misericordia as a devotional image by identifying and analyzing key attributes; to consider circumstances for its eventual overlapping function as a secular symbol used by lay confraternities; and to discuss its diaspora throughout the Italian peninsula Western Europe and eastward into Russia and Ukraine. With over 100 illustrations the book presents an array of works of art as examples including altarpieces frescoes oil paintings manuscript illuminations metallurgy glazed terracotta stained glass architectural relief sculpture and processional banners. | Mary of Mercy in Medieval and Renaissance Italian Art Devotional image and civic emblem

GBP 39.99
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