The Genesis Of Early Christian Art

Author : Yukako Suzawa
Publisher : BAR International Series
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Architecture, Early Christian
ISBN : UOM:39015080731600

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The Genesis of Early Christian Art by Yukako Suzawa Pdf

In this wide-ranging study of the beginnings of Christian art, the author takes as her starting point the question of positive assimilation between Christian and non-Christian images in early Christian art. This study attempts to determine whether the theological term of syncretism can be appropriate to the study of early Christian art. During her study of the genesis of early Christian art, the author became aware that her attitude toward the notion of syncretism differs from most of the existing literature on early Christian art history and architecture. Some scholars have avoided using the notion of syncretism, and some have used it pejoratively to describe a mish-mash of religions, perhaps taking their cue from the doctrinal discussion of the term by the Church itself. In contrast, in the literature of the history of Japanese religions and art, religious synthesis has been referred to as 'syncretism,' and the term in that literature is defined as a blending of the ideas or practices of different religions that results in a unity of deities.

Author : Robin M. Jensen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135951771

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Understanding Early Christian Art by Robin M. Jensen Pdf

Understanding Early Christian Art is designed for students of both religion and of art history. It makes the critical tools of art historians accessible to students of religion, to help them understand better the visual representations of Christianity. It will also aid art historians in comprehending the complex theology, history and context of Christian art. This interdisciplinary and boundary-breaking approach will enable students in several fields to further their understanding and knowledge of the art of the early Christian era. Understanding Early Christian Art contains over fifty images with parallel text.

Author : Robin M. Jensen,Mark D. Ellison
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317514176

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The Routledge Handbook of Early Christian Art by Robin M. Jensen,Mark D. Ellison Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Early Christian Art surveys a broad spectrum of Christian art produced from the late second to the sixth centuries. The first part of the book opens with a general survey of the subject and then presents fifteen essays that discuss specific media of visual art—catacomb paintings, sculpture, mosaics, gold glass, gems, reliquaries, ceramics, icons, ivories, textiles, silver, and illuminated manuscripts. Each is written by a noted expert in the field. The second part of the book takes up themes relevant to the study of early Christian art. These seven chapters consider the ritual practices in decorated spaces, the emergence of images of Christ’s Passion and miracles, the functions of Christian secular portraits, the exemplary mosaics of Ravenna, the early modern history of Christian art and archaeology studies, and further reflection on this field called “early Christian art.” Each of the volume’s chapters includes photographs of many of the objects discussed, plus bibliographic notes and recommendations for further reading. The result is an invaluable introduction to and appraisal of the art that developed out of the spread of Christianity through the late antique world. Undergraduate and graduate students of late classical, early Christian, and Byzantine culture, religion, or art will find it an accessible and insightful orientation to the field. Additionally, professional academics, archivists, and curators working in these areas will also find it valuable as a resource for their own research, as well as a textbook or reference work for their students.

Author : Jeffrey Spier,Kimbell Art Museum,Steven Fine,Kimbell art museum (Fort Worth, Tex.).
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0300116837

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Picturing the Bible by Jeffrey Spier,Kimbell Art Museum,Steven Fine,Kimbell art museum (Fort Worth, Tex.). Pdf

Published on the occasion of the exhibition organized by the Kimbell Art Museum and shown there November 18, 2007 - March 30, 2008.

Author : Robert Milburn
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0520074122

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Early Christian Art and Architecture by Robert Milburn Pdf

Author : Edward Lewes Cutts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Art, Early Christian
ISBN : PSU:000007315572

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History of Early Christian Art by Edward Lewes Cutts Pdf

Author : Finney
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 822 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Art, Early Christian
ISBN : 9780802890160

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The Eerdmans Encyclopedia of Early Christian Art and Archaeology by Finney Pdf

More than 400 distinguished scholars, including archaeologists, art historians, historians, epigraphers, and theologians, have written the 1,455 entries in this monumental encyclopedia--the first comprehensive reference work of its kind. From Aachen to Zurzach, Paul Corby Finney's three-volume masterwork draws on archaeological and epigraphic evidence to offer readers a basic orientation to early Christian architecture, sculpture, painting, mosaic, and portable artifacts created roughly between AD 200 and 600 in Africa, Asia, and Europe. Clear, comprehensive, and richly illustrated, this work will be an essential resource for all those interested in late antique and early Christian art, archaeology, and history. -- Provided by publisher.

Author : Guntram Koch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Art
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020595869

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Early Christian Art and Architecture by Guntram Koch Pdf

The early Christian period, especially the time between the third and sixth centuries, is one of the most fascinating in church history. The Christianity which developed into a state church in the Roman empire during the fourth century gave new content to traditional Graeco-Roman art and adapted it to changed needs. Different forms of churches, monasteries and baptisms came into being, as did Christian art in paintings, mosaics and sculptures; biblical manuscripts were illustrated and liturgical furnishings and vessels were given new form. Here for the first time in a single volume is an account of architecture sacred and profane, funerary art in catacombs and tombs and especially sarcophagi, the graphic arts and the various forms of art in miniature. The text is illustrated with numerous line drawings and photographs, including ground plans and elevations of churches, actual and conjectural, and there are full descriptions of the art and architecture discussed against its social and historical background. In addition there are full bibliographies and details of the most important collections of Christian art. This will prove not only an invaluable work for art historians but also a guide for those travelling in the Mediterranean area and an indication of the riches of the first centuries of the church. Guntram Koch is Professor of Christian Archaeology and the History of Byzantine Art in the University of Marburg.

Author : Robin M. Jensen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000924480

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Understanding Early Christian Art by Robin M. Jensen Pdf

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 words 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 categorise 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.

Author : Thomas F. Mathews
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-13
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780691246994

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The Clash of Gods by Thomas F. Mathews Pdf

Between the third and sixth centuries, the ancient gods, goddesses, and heroes who had populated the imagination of humankind for a millennium were replaced by a new imagery of Christ and his saints. Thomas Mathews explores the many different, often surprising, artistic images and religious interpretations of Christ during this period. He challenges the accepted theory of the "Emperor Mystique," which, interpreting Christ as king, derives the vocabulary of Christian art from the propagandistic imagery of the Roman emperor. This revised edition contains a new preface by the author and a new chapter on the origin and development of icons in private domestic cult.

Author : Lee M. Jefferson
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781451477931

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Christ the Miracle Worker in Early Christian Art by Lee M. Jefferson Pdf

Images and artistic representations were of significant value to the early Christian communities. In Christ the Miracle Worker in Early Christian Art, Lee Jefferson argues, in fact, that images provided visual representations of vital religious and theological truths crucial to the faithful, by which art possessed the power to project concepts and claims beyond the limitations of the written and spoken word. Images of Christ performing miracles or healings, as demonstrated in this volume, functioned as advertisements for Christianity and illustrated explications of the nature of Christ. These images of Christ as worker of miracles and healing form the nucleus of an extensive examination of this power of art, its role in fostering devotion, and the deep connection between art and its underwriting and elucidation of pivotal theological claims and developments. (back cover).

Author : Adolphe Napoléon Didron
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1851
Category : Christian art and symbolism
ISBN : NLS:V000174461

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Christian Iconography; Or, The History of Christian Art in the Middle Ages by Adolphe Napoléon Didron Pdf

Author : Maia Kotrosits
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781451494266

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Rethinking Early Christian Identity by Maia Kotrosits Pdf

Maia Kotrosits challenges the contemporary notion of “early Christian literature,” showing that a number of texts usually so described—including Hebrews, Acts, the Gospel of John, Colossians, 1 Peter, the letters of Ignatius, the Gospel of Truth, and the Secret Revelation of John—are “not particularly interested” in a distinctive Christian identity. By appealing to trauma studies and diaspora theory and giving careful attention to the dynamics within these texts, she shows that this sample of writings offers complex reckonings with chaotic diasporic conditions and the transgenerational trauma of colonial violence.

Author : Edward Lewes Cutts
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1290900523

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History of Early Christian Art by Edward Lewes Cutts Pdf

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Author : Alexander Crawford Lindsay Crawford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1847
Category : Art
ISBN : NYPL:33433082298427

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Sketches of the History of Christian Art: The ideal, and the character and dignity of Christian art. The symbolism of Christianity. The mythology of Christianity. Roman art. Byzantine art by Alexander Crawford Lindsay Crawford Pdf