and Kathleen Pyne

with a Letter from Goethe by Way of Introduction

as oil on canvas supplanted fresco as the most popular medium

Alberta Campitelli is director of the Unitá Organizzativa di Ville e Parchi Storici

and Jerry Podany

Astrology, Magic, and Alchemy in Art exclude and Kathleen PyneMatilde Battistini From antiquity to the Enlightenment, astrology, magic, and alchemy were considered important tools to unravel the mysteries of nature and human destiny. As a result of the West's exposure during the Middle Ages to the astrological beliefs of Arab philosophers and the mystical writings of late antiquity, these occult traditions became rich sources of inspiration for Western artists. This volume presents a careful analysis of occult