Pagan Mysteries in the Renaissance

Themes of pagan mysticism and Neoplatonic philosophy are often to be found in the great Renaissance paintings, and in the poetry and other art of the period as well. Professor Wind's exploration of these themes was acclaimed when it first appeared, for its impeccable scholarship and its subtle explanation of the imagery of masterpieces by Botticelli, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian and others.

In preparing this new Peregrine edition, Edgar Wind, who is Professor of the History of Art at Oxford and was the Reith Lecturer in 1960, has not only extensively revised the text but has also added nine new appendices and twenty-five further plates to illustrate his argument.