Iconoclasm, Hardcover - David Freedberg

With new surges of activity from religious, political, and military extremists, the destruction of images has become increasingly relevant on a glo...

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Case studies that investigate the paradoxical nature of iconoclasm, when destroying icons only enhances their iconicity.

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Explores iconoclasm in American art history, focusing on the destruction of the statue of King George III in New York City in 1776. Argues that the...

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Publisher: Sussex Academic PressAuthor(s): Maria, Ph.D. ThomasIllustration(s): illusNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 234 x 160...

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