The Idol in the Age of Art

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The Idol in the Age of Art is written by Michael Wayne Cole and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0754652904 (ISBN 10) and 9780754652908 (ISBN 13).

Conflicting attitudes towards devotional art was a major factor in the confessional divisions that split Reformation Europe. By presenting essays concerned with both European subjects and European perceptions of other cultures, The Idol in the Age of Art contributes to ongoing attempts to globalize the study of European art. Approaching the Reformation idol as an essentially international problem, and placing particular emphasis on cultural encounters, it provides fresh perspectives on the very nature of Renaissance art, and underscores how colonial issues came to be often framed in terms of European religious conflicts.