{"title":"Alice Goff","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlice Goff crafts thoughtful explorations at the intersection of art, spirituality, and culture. Her writings invite readers to consider the deeper stories behind iconic works and the enduring power of creative expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough a lens that blends historical insight with a reflective tone, Goff's books offer a rich perspective on how art shapes and reflects human experience. Ideal for those intrigued by the nuances of arts and culture, her work encourages thoughtful engagement with creativity's many forms.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-god-behind-the-marble-by-alice-goff-9780226827100","title":"The God behind the Marble","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA history of Germans’ attempts to transform society through art in an age of revolution.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor German philosophers at the turn of the nineteenth century, beautiful works of art acted as beacons of freedom, instruments of progress that could model and stimulate the moral autonomy of their beholders. Amid the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, Germans struggled to uphold these ideals as they contended with the destruction of art collections, looting, and questions about cultural property.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs artworks fell prey to the violence they were supposed to transcend, some began to wonder how art could deliver liberation if it could also quickly become a spoil of war. \u003cem\u003eThe God behind the Marble\u003c\/em\u003e by Alice Goff considers a variety of works—including forty porphyry columns from the tomb of Charlemagne, the Quadriga from the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, the Laocoön group from Rome, a medieval bronze reliquary from Goslar, a Last Judgment from Danzig, and the mummified body of an official from the Rhenish hamlet of Sinzig—following the conflicts over the ownership, interpretation, conservation, and exhibition of German collections during the Napoleonic period and its aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455763366124,"sku":"9780226827100","price":85.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/71j8Xh5IjdL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774797619"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/alice-goff.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}