What Great Paintings Say. Faces of Power

ISBN-10: 3836569760
ISBN-13: 9783836569767
Category: Human figure in art
Language: English
Published: 2018
Authors: TASCHEN, Rainer Hagen, Rainer & Rose-Marie Hagen

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Discover the hidden details concealed within depictions of powerful figures of the past, from the sixth-century prostitute turned Byzantine Empress Theodora to military leader and famous co-author of history's rudest letter Ivan Sirko. Part detectives, part historians, Rose-Marie and Rainer Hagen dissect 13 historical masterworks, complete with...

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