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The art of darkness : a treasury of the morbid, melancholic and macabre

"The Art of Darkness is a visually rich sourcebook featuring eclectic artworks from throughout history which have been inspired and informed by the morbid, melancholic and macabre. Throughout history, artists have been obsessed with darkness - creating works that haunt and horrify, mesmerise an...

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Main Author: S. Elizabeth (Author, VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Frances Lincoln , 2022
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
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505 8 0 |a Introduction: in praise of shadow -- Part one. It's all in your mind -- Dreams & nightmares -- Psychological distress -- Whispers from the void -- Part two. The human condition -- Ailments & afflictions -- Depravity & destruction -- Matters of mortality -- Part three. The world around us -- Darkness in bloom -- Where the wild things are -- Mysterious landscapes, ruins & ravaged places -- Part four. Visions from beyond. Gods & monsters -- The restless dead & other eerie entities -- Dark arts & forbidden mysteries. 
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