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Donor Portraits in Byzantine Art
- The Vicissitudes of Contact between Human and Divine
Engelsk Hardback
Donor Portraits in Byzantine Art
- The Vicissitudes of Contact between Human and Divine
Engelsk Hardback

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This book explores the range of images in Byzantine art known as donor portraits. It concentrates on the distinctive, supplicatory contact shown between ordinary, mortal figures and their holy, supernatural interlocutors. The topic is approached from a range of perspectives, including art history, theology, structuralist and post-structuralist anthropological theory, and contemporary symbol and metaphor theory. Rico Franses argues that the term ''donor portraits'' is inappropriate for the category of images to which it conventionally refers and proposes an alternative title for the category, contact portraits. He contends that the most important feature of the scenes consists in the active role that they play within the belief systems of the supplicants. They are best conceived of not simply as passive expressions of stable, pre-existing ideas and concepts, but as dynamic proponents in a fraught, constantly shifting landscape. The book is important for all scholars and students of Byzantine art and religion.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
260
ISBN-13:
9781108418591
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1108418597
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
15 nov 2018
Længde:
18mm
Bredde:
252mm
Højde:
182mm
Forlag:
Cambridge University Press
Oplagsdato:
15 nov 2018
Forfatter(e):
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