"In How to Read Bible Stories and Myths in Art: Decoding the Old Masters from Giotto to Goya, Patrick De Rynck examines over two hundred of these works. The result is a book that explores the roots of Western civilization from three different angles: It introduces or re-introduces the reader to the best-known stories from the Bible and mythology; it presents a selection of exquisite masterpieces by some of the world's greatest painters; and it shows the reader how these painters interpreted these famous scenes."--BOOK JACKET.