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In the course of history, Italian sculptors have "sculpted" in their works diverse interpretations of the Bible, Greek mythology and current events. This book illustrates the creative means artists, from Donatello to Canova, used to interpret freely the various texts and episodes, claiming the supreme liberty of art. Guy Shaked studied art and music at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. In 1999 he received an Italian government grant to expand his research in Italian sculpture in Rome. Some of his recent studies have won international acclaim.

Produktbeschreibung
In the course of history, Italian sculptors have "sculpted" in their works diverse interpretations of the Bible, Greek mythology and current events. This book illustrates the creative means artists, from Donatello to Canova, used to interpret freely the various texts and episodes, claiming the supreme liberty of art. Guy Shaked studied art and music at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. In 1999 he received an Italian government grant to expand his research in Italian sculpture in Rome. Some of his recent studies have won international acclaim.
Autorenporträt
Guy Shaked earned a master's degree in musicology from the Hebrew University in 2000 and a PhD in Jewish art from Bar Ilan University in 2021. His dissertation examined music illustrations discovered in Hebrew manuscripts from the Middle Ages. Guy was awarded the President's Scholarship at Bar Ilan University from 2015 to 2019 and has already authored two articles in prominent academic journals. In addition to his academic research, Guy is a published poet, with his poems featured in leading poetry magazines in Israel, including Moznaim, Iton 77, Nanopoetica, and Nakhon. He is also a composer of modern-classical music.