Christ on the cross the Boston crucifix and the rise of monumental wood sculpture, 970-1200
A comprehensive view of the first generation of monumental crucifixes to appear in medieval Europe, which balances examinations of the history, theology, styles, and material properties of these evocative objects. Few medieval images are as iconic, or as challenging, as the life-sized sculptural cru...
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Brepols Publishers
2020
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| Schriftenreihe: | Studies in the visual cultures of the Middle Ages
Vol. 16 |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | A comprehensive view of the first generation of monumental crucifixes to appear in medieval Europe, which balances examinations of the history, theology, styles, and material properties of these evocative objects. Few medieval images are as iconic, or as challenging, as the life-sized sculptural crucifixes that emerged in the Holy Roman Empire at the end of the tenth century. Striking at the fundamental mysteries of Christianity — the idea of a God made flesh, who died on the Cross and was resurrected after three days — these objects were made to attract attention and inspire veneration, and they exist in uneasy tension with medieval anxieties about idolatry and the cult of images. This volume presents new research on the Boston Crucifix, the earliest medieval crucifix in North America and one of the most significant examples of the genre, in dialogue with new directions in this field as a whole. |
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| Beschreibung: | 456 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9782503579672 978-2-503-57967-2 |