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Religious images were not a major focus of Renaissance art as opposed to Medieval art.
The most famous medieval art work is the monalisa
Late medieval
Perspective
religion and death
Herbert L. Kessler has written: 'Rome 1300' -- subject(s): Buildings, structures, Christian art and symbolism, Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages, Church history, Description and travel, Fiction, Holy Year, 1300, Italian Art 'Seeing medieval art' -- subject(s): Medieval Art 'Studies in pictorial narrative' -- subject(s): Bible, Christian art and symbolism, Illustrations, Jewish art and symbolism, Medieval Art, Medieval Illumination of books and manuscripts, Narrative art
Franco Giovanni Ferrero has written: 'Arte medievale in Canavese =' -- subject(s): Art, Italian, Art, Medieval, Christian art and symbolism, Italian Art, Medieval Art
Timothy Husband has written: 'The wild man' -- subject(s): Exhibitions, Medieval Art, Symbolism in art, Wild men in art
Oskar Wulff has written: 'Altchristliche und mittelalterliche byzantinische und italienische Bildwerke' -- subject(s): Art, Early Christian, Art, Medieval, Early Christian Art, Early Christian Sculpture, Medieval Art, Medieval Sculpture, Sculpture, Early Christian, Sculpture, Medieval 'Altchristliche und byzantinische kunst' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Art, Byzantine, Byzantine Art, Christian art and symbolism
Karoline Danz has written: '\\' -- subject(s): Alabaster art objects, Medieval Alabaster sculpture, Church decoration and ornament, Gambling in art, Christian art and symbolism
Alastair Mackintosh has written: 'Symbolism and art nouveau' -- subject(s): Art nouveau, Modern Art, Symbolism (Art movement), Symbolism in art
Symbolism was a major part of Italian/northern Renaissance art, and dogs were used to symbolize loyalty.
Ernst Kitzinger has written: 'Early medieval art in the British Museum' -- subject(s): Medieval Art 'Early medieval art' -- subject(s): Art, Medieval, Medieval Art 'Early medieval art, with illustrations from the British Museum collection' -- subject(s): Art, Medieval, British Museum, Medieval Art
Christian Heck has written: 'The grand medieval bestiary' -- subject(s): Animals in art, Themes, motives, Animals, Mythical, in art, ART / History / Medieval, Medieval Illumination of books and manuscripts 'Histoire de l'art Flammarion' -- subject(s): Islamic art, Christian art and symbolism 'Collections du Nord-Pas-de-Calais' -- subject(s): Catalogs, Flemish Painting, French Painting, Painting, Painting, Flemish, Painting, French
Georg-Karl Bauer has written: 'Sternkunde und Sterndeutung der Deutschen im 9.-14. Jahrhundert' -- subject(s): Astrology, Astronomy, Medieval, Christian art and symbolism, Medieval Astronomy
Christa Belting-Ihm has written: '\\' -- subject(s): Art, Christian art and symbolism, Christian saints in art, Symbolism
Deborah Ashencaen has written: 'The mirror of mind' -- subject(s): Art, Tantric-Buddhist, Art, Tibetan, Buddhist art and symbolism, Catalogs, Symbolism in art, Tibetan Art