The Dead and the dying /
Expressing a dead body, wrote Leon Baptista Alberti, in 1435, "is one of the most difficult things in the world." This program examines the portrayal of death in art, from ancient times to the post-World War II era. Sarcophagi, paintings, sculptures, funerary statuary, news photos, cinema,...
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Format: | Unknown |
Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Films Media Group,
[2006], c2000
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Series: | Every picture tells a story
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