BETWEEN PAGAN PAST AND CHRISTIAN - Statues in Constantinople, 4th-13th Centuries Ce

This book posits that along with holy icons, pagan statues were an integral part of Byzantine visual culture.

List of contents

1. The Byzantine Statue: Problems and Questions; 2. Prophecy; 3. History; 4. Mimesis; 5. Epigrams and Statues; Epilogue. The End: Manuel Chrysoloras and the Sense of the Past; Index.

About the author

Paroma Chatterjee is associate professor of art history at the University of Michigan. She is the author of Living Icons: The 'Vita' Image in Byzantium and Italy, 11th-13th Centuries (Cambridge University Press, 2014).

Summary

This book is about the importance of pre-Christian, pagan statues in Byzantine art which has so far focused heavily on the sacred icons of Christ and the saints. It will interest those seeking an accessible and interesting study on topics such as art, history, religion, literature and ideas related to the Roman Empire.

Product details

• Authors: Paroma Chatterjee, Chatterjee Paroma
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781108833585
• ISBN: 978-1-108-83358-5
• No. of pages: 350
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; History, HISTORY / General, RELIGION / History, comparative religion, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, CE period up to c 1500, History of Religion, History of Art, Archaeology, History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400, History and Archaeology, Classical style, History of art: ancient & classical art,BCE to c 500 CE, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Medieval style, ART / History / European / Medieval