UID:
almahu_9949598841502882
Format:
1 online resource.
Edition:
Second edition.
ISBN:
9781000924480
,
1000924483
,
9781003216094
,
1003216099
Series Statement:
Understanding the ancient world
Content:
"Surveying the content and character of early Christian iconography from the third to the sixth century CE, this substantially revised and updated new edition of Understanding Early Christian Art makes the critical tools of art historians accessible to students. It opens by discussing a series of questions pertaining to the evidence itself and how scholars through the centuries have regarded this material as expressing and transmitting aspects of the developing faith and practice of early adherents of Christianity. It considers possible sources for the various motifs and the complex relationship between word and images, as well as the importance of studying visual and material culture alongside theological and liturgical texts. Rather than organising surviving examples by medium or chronology, the chapters categorize the evidence according to their general iconographic type, such as generic symbols, biblical narratives, and portraits. Each chapter takes up important questions of visual culture, formal style, and the ways in which the iconography is distinct from or shows parallels with contemporary documentary sources like sermons, exegetical works, catechetical lectures, or dogmatic treatises. Concluding with a discussion of the late-emerging depictions of Jesus's crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension, it remains a valuable guide to comprehending the complex theology, history, and context of Christian art. Augmented by over 140 full-colour images, accompanied by parallel text, the interdisciplinary and boundary-breaking approach taken in this extensively revised edition of Understanding Early Christian Art enables students and scholars in fields such as religion and art history to further their understanding and knowledge of the art of the early Christian era"--
Note:
Overview of the evidence and methodological questions -- Early Christian symbols -- Biblical narratives in early Christian art -- From Christ the miracle worker and teacher to Christ the king and lawgiver -- Depicting the divine : Jesus and the holy trinity -- Jesus's crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Jensen, Robin Margaret, 1952- Understanding early Christian art London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024 ISBN 9781032105505
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9781003216094
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003216094
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