How Catholic Art Saved the Faith: The Triumph of Beauty and Truth in Counter-Reformation Art

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Editorial Reviews Review "In a series of finely crafted and absorbing essays, Elizabeth Lev actually demonstrates how, at a crucial moment in the Church's history, artists used paintbrush and chisel to proclaim the Gospel. This book will be extremely helpful for catechists, teachers, preachers, and I daresay, for artists themselves. " Bishop Robert Barron "Liz Lev so brilliantly connects art and faith that you will experience every painting, statue and church in a deeper, emotionally powerful and spiritually fulfilling way." Newt Gingrich "A treat for the eye and the soul." Peggy Noonan Wall Street Journal "Lev's text sheds light on the most influential development in Western sacred art aft…