"Posmotri v glaza chudovishch..." Mificheskie olitsetvoreniia uzhasa v Antichnosi i ikh pobediteli ("Look in the Monsters' Eyes...: Mythical personifications of horror and their slayers); "... ..."
St. Petersburg: Herm, 2024. Sewn pb. This catalogue of an ambitious exhibition at the Hermitage publishes over 250 works of art — sculpture from stone and terracotta, jewelry, bronzes, cameos, prints and paintings — which show distorted or anomalous human forms. The authors interpret the images as symbols of human fears, which explain their recurrence in different periods of art history. Detailed articles on various themes introduce the catalogue. Section headings: Asian prototypes of Greek monsters; demons and defenders: hybrid creatures in the imagery of Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt; sea monsters in ancient art; horrors of foreign shores: Cyclops and sirens; griffons and phoenix; forest wonders: centaurs and pan; swamp horrors: hydra and harpies; horrors of divine decree and pangs of conscience: dragon and furies; Medusa and Chimera; horrors in ancient and new art. 404 p., 24 x 22 cm, approx. 300 color illus., Rus. with title page and summary in ENGLISH. Item #4954
ISBN: 9785907653771
Price: $162.00