{"product_id":"discourse-on-sacred-and-profane-images-9781606061169","title":"Discourse on Sacred and Profane Images","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first English translation of Gabriele Paleotti's 16th century treatise on the role of art in society. In the wake of the Counter-Reformation, Cardinal Gabriele Paleotti, the archbishop of Bologna, wrote a remarkable treatise on art during a time when the Church feared rampant abuse in the arts. Translated into English for the first time, Paleotti's \"Discourse on Sacred and Profane Images\" argues that art should address a broad audience and explains the painter's responsibility to his spectators. \"The Discourse\" is introduced by historian Paolo Prodi, who explains how - even if the archbishop did not succeed in reforming the arts - Paleotti's treatise constituted one last synthesis of art as a reading of creation and salvation history, and \"sacred\" art as a vehicle of devotion.","brand":"Getty Trust Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49410561737047,"sku":"9781606061169","price":47.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781606061169.jpg?v=1730510556","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/discourse-on-sacred-and-profane-images-9781606061169","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}