Abraham in Medieval Christian, Islamic, and Jewish Art: 4 (The Index of Christian Art: Resources) - Softcover

 
9780983753728: Abraham in Medieval Christian, Islamic, and Jewish Art: 4 (The Index of Christian Art: Resources)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0983753725 ISBN 13: 9780983753728
Verlag: Index of Christian Art, Dept. of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

Abraham, son of Terah or Azar and husband of Sarah, is one of the pivotal figures of the Old Testament and is generally seen as the founder of the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim faiths. He was a rich source of inspiration in all three faiths for artists of the medieval period. His life narrative from birth to death is richly recorded in a variety of media dating from the early Christian period to the end of the sixteenth century. As varied as they are numerous, the images in all three faiths show Abraham as father, husband, lover, warrior, politician, refugee, and traveler but most importantly as the symbol par excellence of steadfastness in faith. Featuring the extensive files from the Index of Christian Art, this volume also includes contributions from The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art by Ariella Amar and Michel Sternthal and a catalogue of Islamic imagery compiled by Rachel Milstein.

This is the first volume from the Index of Christian Art to include not only images from the rich Christian holdings but also from Judaism and Islam. Covering media from enamels to terra cotta, each entry gives specific information on the object’s current location, source, date, and artist, where this is known.

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Colum Hourihane is Director of the Index of Christian Art, Princeton University.

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Abraham, son of Terah or Azar and husband of Sarah, is one of the pivotal figures of the Old Testament and is generally seen as the founder of the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim faiths. He was a rich source of inspiration in all three faiths for artists of the medieval period. His life narrative from birth to death is richly recorded in a variety of media dating from the early Christian period to the end of the sixteenth century. As varied as they are numerous, the images in all three faiths show Abraham as father, husband, lover, warrior, politician, refugee, and traveler but most importantly as the symbol par excellence of steadfastness in faith. Featuring the extensive files from the Index of Christian Art, this volume also includes contributions from The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art by Ariella Amar and Michel Sternthal and a catalogue of Islamic imagery compiled by Rachel Milstein.

This is the first volume from the Index of Christian Art to include not only images from the rich Christian holdings but also from Judaism and Islam. Covering media from enamels to terra cotta, each entry gives specific information on the object's current location, source, date, and artist, where this is known.

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Verlag
Index of Christian Art, Dept. of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University
Erscheinungsdatum
2013
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0983753725
ISBN 13 
9780983753728
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
240
Herausgeber
Hourihane Colum
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