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Balas, Edith was born on June 20, 1929 in Cluj, Romania. Came to the United States, 1967. Daughter of Alexander and Klara (Rooz) Lövy.
(A sophisticated analysis of the Romanian folk traditions ...)
A sophisticated analysis of the Romanian folk traditions expressed in Brancusi's sculpture by a leading student of the illustrious Romanian artist and his works.
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Although much has been written over the years about the ancient mystery religions and their influence on the intellectual life of the Renaissance, scholars have neglected their role in art. This is a serious omission in the case of one of the most popular cultic deities, the Mother Goddess, whose colorful myths and exotic rites, described in fascinating detail by classical authors, became a rich source of imagery for Renaissance writers, antiquarians, and artists. She was especially important to the Neoplatonist philosophers of the period, for whom she embodied the idea of love as the great universal bond and conveyor of divine influences to the mortal realm. In this ground-breaking study, Edith Balas draws upon a wide range of humanistic learning to examine the significance of the Mother Goddess and her cult in the works of such major figures as Botticelli, Mantegna, Michelangelo, Titian, and Raphael, as well in those of a host of lesser artists, including Neroccio de' Landi, Baltasare Peruzzi, Giorgio Vasari, and Pirro Ligorio. Dr. Balas not only provides additional keys to solving the often dauntingly complex riddles posed by many Quattrocento and Cinquecento images—images originally intended to be understood only by a learned elite—but also furnishes scholars with a valuable methodological model for analyzing the presence and meaning of other ancient religious cults in Renaissance art.
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(Valentin Lustig was a child of Holocaust survivors. In th...)
Valentin Lustig was a child of Holocaust survivors. In the history his parents shared with him, his art reflects a horrific surrealism. His paintings are a moving testament to the this dark time in history. Each painting is described in great detail with what the artist was communicating his his work.
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(A native of Vienna, Henry Koerner immigrated to the Unite...)
A native of Vienna, Henry Koerner immigrated to the United States in 1938, a refugee from Hitler's persecution of the Jews. Upon his return to Vienna as an American soldier in 1946, he learned that his family had been deported and killed. This volume documents the painter's formation through his experience of loss, exploring his magical realism work of the period 1945-57. Essay by Dr. Edith Balas.~Foreword by William B. Bodine. Paperback, 8.5 x 11 in./96 pgs / 32 color 0 BW0 duotone 0 ~ Item D20202
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Balas, Edith was born on June 20, 1929 in Cluj, Romania. Came to the United States, 1967. Daughter of Alexander and Klara (Rooz) Lövy.
Licence in philosophy, C.I. Parhon University, Bucharest, 1952. Diploma in philosophy, C.I. Parhon University, 1952. Master of Arts, University Pittsburgh, 1970.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Pittsburgh, 1973.
Editor Public House of the Academy, Bucharest, 1952-1955. Instructor, lecturer C.I. Parhon University, 1955-1958. Teacher Matei Basarab High School, 1958-1966.
Instructor University Pittsburgh, 1975-1977, research associate, since 1978. Associate professor art history Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1978-1991, professor, since 1991.
(Although much has been written over the years about the a...)
(A sophisticated analysis of the Romanian folk traditions ...)
(A native of Vienna, Henry Koerner immigrated to the Unite...)
(Valentin Lustig was a child of Holocaust survivors. In th...)
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Fellow Andrew MellonFound., 1972-1973, 73-74, American Association of University Women, 1971-1973. Member College Art Association American.
Married Egon Balas, December 21, 1948. Children: Anna Balas Waldron, Vera Balas Koutsoyannis.