Life of Jesus
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morris, Neil, PUBLISHER: Enchanted Lion Books, Some ong>ofong> ong>theong> world's greatest paintings depict scenes from ong>theong> life ong>ofong> ong>Jesusong>, including ong>theong> Annunciation, ong>theong> Nativity, ong>theong> Baptism, ong>theong> Sermon on ong>theong> Mount, ong>theong> Last Supper, ong>theong> Trail, ong>theong> Crucifixion, ong>theong> Resurrection and ong>theong> Ascension. In addition to ong>theong> book's main large paintings, magnificently reproduced, smaller paintings are used as commentary. Moreover, symbolic elements, such as ong>theong> lily, ong>theong> dove and ong>theong> open book in ong>theong> Annunciation are explained, and each ong>ofong> ong>theong> people represented is identified through a graphic reduction ong>ofong> ong>theong> main painting. ong>Theong> New Testament texts accompanying each image adumbrate and enhance each visual scene, deepening ong>theong> reader's understanding ong>ofong> ong>theong> painting. A clear, informative and visually pleasurable introduction to ong>Jesusong>' life as rendered by some ong>ofong> ong>theong> greatest painters ong>ofong> all time.