Nectar and Illusion - Nature in Byzantine Art and Literature

Zusatztext Nectar and Illusion marshals an impressive corpus of visual and textual evidence in support of its arguments. In the process, it raises a number of questions, some of which it addresses directly and others which, hopefully, shall be taken up in future studies ... Nectar and Illusion is invaluable ... for reminding us forcefully that Byzantine visual culture is far richer, more varied, and often, more puzzlingly and delightfully inconsistent than its stately icons of Christ, the Virgin, and the saints would have us believe. Informationen zum Autor Henry Maguire is Emeritus Professor of Art at Johns Hopkins University. Klappentext Nature and Illusion is the first extended study of the portrayal of nature in Byzantine art and literature. It provides a new view of Byzantine art in relation to the medieval art of Western Europe. Zusammenfassung Nature and Illusion is the first extended study of the portrayal of nature in Byzantine art and literature. It provides a new view of Byzantine art in relation to the medieval art of Western Europe. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Introduction I. Nature and Idolatry II. Nature and Rhetoric III. Nature and Metaphor IV. Nature and Abstraction V. Nature and Architecture Conclusion Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Henry Maguire, Henry (Emeritus Professor of Art Maguire, Maguire Henry
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2012
• EAN: 9780199766604
• ISBN: 978-0-19-976660-4
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Onassis Series in Hellenic Culture; Onassis Series in Hellenic Culture; Onassis Series in Hellenic Cul; Onassis Hellenic Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; HISTORY / Ancient / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, ART / History / Ancient & Classical, CE period up to c 1500, History of Art, History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient History, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Medieval style, ART / History / European / Medieval, Nectar and Illusion