Although most twelfth-century prayer books were not illustrated

and European Art of the Seventeenth Century (Getty Publications

With essays by Robert Williams

Die Entstehung der Barockkunst in Rom

Illustrated by Gary Baseman

Saints in Art Camille Claudel Although most twelfth-century prayer booksRosa Giorgi Christian saints have been the objects of reverence and fascination throughout the past two millennia. Their likenesses, heroic acts, prayerful lives, and stories of martyrdom have been portrayed frequently in art of diverse media. Unfamiliar with the saints and their images and symbols, viewers of art may find it challenging to identify, for example, which saint is represented as a monk with an axe through his head, or a beautiful girl