with a Letter from Goethe by Way of Introduction

It includes four pages of "fun stuff"—easy-to-do activities inspired by the text and illustrations

and sources of the Allegories in the context of ancient régime Preromanticism

Alberta Campitelli is director of the Unitá Organizzativa di Ville e Parchi Storici

Extensively illustrated with photographs by several accomplished photographers

Astrology, Magic, and Alchemy in Art exclude with a Letter from GoetheMatilde Battistini From antiquity to the Enlightenment, astrology, magic, and alchemy were considered important tools to unravel the mysteries of nature and human destiny. As a result of the West's exposure during the Middle Ages to the astrological beliefs of Arab philosophers and the mystical writings of late antiquity, these occult traditions became rich sources of inspiration for Western artists. This volume presents a careful analysis of occult