Understanding Early Christian Art

Robin M. Jensen (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

234 Seiten

2000
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-20454-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Understanding Early Christian Art makes accessible to students of religion the methodologies and critical tools of art historians which will enable them to understand better the visual representations of Christianity.

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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.

Autor

Jensen, Robin Margaret

Inhalt

Introduction; 1: The character of early Christian iconography; 2: Non-narrative images; 3: Pictorial typologies and visual exegesis; 4: Portraits of the incarnate God; 5: Images of the suffering redeemer; 6: Born again

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.3.2000
• Reihe/Serie: Understanding the Ancient World
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 156 x 234 mm
• Gewicht: 589 g
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
• ISBN-10: 0-415-20454-2 / 0415204542
• ISBN-13: 978-0-415-20454-5 / 9780415204545
• Zustand: Neuware