{"product_id":"faces-of-power-and-piety","title":"Faces of Power and Piety","description":"\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErik Inglis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFaces of Power and Piety\u003c\/i\u003e is the second in the Medieval Imagination series of small, affordable books that draw on manuscript illuminations in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum and the British Library. Each volume focuses on a particular theme to provide an accessible introduction to the imagination of the medieval world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe faces featured in this volume include portraits of both illustrious historical figures and celebrated contemporaries. They reveal that medieval artists often disregarded their subjects' physical appearance in favor of emphasizing qualities such as power and piety. \u003ci\u003eFaces of Power and Piety \u003c\/i\u003ealso looks at the development of portraiture in the modern sense during the Renaissance, when likeness became an important component of portrait painting. An exhibition of the same name was on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum August 12 through October 26, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErik Inglis teaches medieval art history at Oberlin College in Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e96 pages\u003cbr\u003e7 x 9 inches\u003cbr\u003e84 color illustrations\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-0-89236-930-0\u003cbr\u003ehardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetty Publications\u003cbr\u003eImprint: J. Paul Getty Museum\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Medieval Imagination\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2008\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GETTY TRUST PUBLICATIONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67568579838242,"sku":"asq1792569225687","price":12.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/2249\/9618\/files\/faces-of-power-and-piety_1.jpg?v=1792569258","url":"https:\/\/softmere.shop\/products\/faces-of-power-and-piety","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}