Decorating the 'Godly' Household: Religious Art in Post-Reformation Britain

by Tara Hamling

The Reformation is generally regarded as a calamitous episode in the history of British art, with the rich artistic heritage of the medieval period eradicated and replaced by an austere Protestant culture of the word. This compelling new study presents a wealth of visual evidence to argue that religious subject matter was common in the arts of Protestant Britain. Tara Hamling examines decorative features from historic houses throughout England...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300162820
• ISBN13: 9780300162820
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Paul Mellon Centre
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 3.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.8" x 10.3"