Images of Cult and Devotion Function and Reception of Christian Images in Medieval and PostMedieval Europe

Soren Kaspersen

ISBN 10: 8772899034 / ISBN 13: 9788772899039

Verlag: Museum Tusculanum Press Feb 2004, 2004

Neuware - In the later decades, art historical writing has focused strongly on the use and reception of images. The articles of this publication are devoted to two crucial concepts or functions of Christian images in the Middle Ages and post-Reformation period: the image of cult and the image of devotion (Andachtsbild'). The 16 contributors present and discuss visual art and the receptions and functions of pictures in the West (and East) European area from Late Antiquity to the 18th century. Furthermore, they bring into focus a rich Nordic material, which until now has been almost unknown in the international context. The articles are written in English and German. Contributors: Åke Andrén, Henrik von Archen, Martin Blindheim, F.O. Büttner, Peter Dinzelbacher, Helena Edgren, Jens Fleischer, Signe Horn Fuglsang, Poul Grinder-Hansen, Ulla Hastrup, Søren Kaspersen, Ingalill Pegelow, Kees van der Ploeg, Hanne Kolind Poulsen and Aina Trotzig. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9788772899039

Inhaltsangabe:

Medieval pilgrims not only worshipped relics, they also venerated statues and paintings. These images or `idols' were of particular importance in the day-to-day religion of ordinary people judged superstitious by the Church. These sixteen essays, all well-illustrated, originated at an international symposium held at Sandberg Manor in Jutland in 1994, which focused on cult or devotional images, particularly from Nordic Europe. The contributors discuss a wide range of images, such as Christian reliquaries and pagan idols, letters of indulgence, Norwegian wooden sculptures, illumninations, altarpieces, Church paintings, Danish murals, public pictures in Denmark, images of the Crucifixion and the Virgin Mary, 16th-century Italian Baroque, Reformation images and 17th- and 18th-century Evangelical images of a devotional life. Throughout the images are placed in their social and religious context.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Søren Kaspersen (1944) is Associate Professor at the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies at the University of Copenhagen.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Images of Cult and Devotion Function and ...
Verlag: Museum Tusculanum Press Feb 2004
Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
Einband: Buch
Zustand: Neu