La nature et ses symboles

Synopsis of La nature et ses symboles

«La nature et ses symboles» is Lucia Impelluso's iconography guide, published by Fernand Hazan in paperback (382 pages, in French).

Reference guide that deciphers the symbolic language of nature in art: trees, plants, flowers, fruits, animals and fantastical creatures. It follows Buffon's classification and explains the mythical or literary origin of each symbol and its use in humanist culture. Thus, the lily can represent Jesus, the Virgin or the kings of France.

Work from Hazan's Guide des Arts collection, published on February 25, 2004. The French edition is translated by Dominique Férault.

For those interested in art history, iconography and the symbolic meaning of nature in classical painting.