Transformations of Time and Temporality in Medieval and Renaissance Art

A multifaceted picture of the dynamic concepts of time and temporality is demonstrated in medieval and Renaissance art, as adopted in speculative, ecclesiastical, socio-political, propagandist, moralistic, and poetic contexts. Questions regarding perception of time are investigated through innovative aspects of Renaissance iconography.

About the author

Simona Cohen, Professor of Art History at Tel-Aviv University, was Visiting Professor at Villa I Tatti, The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, and taught at the International University in Venice. She has published extensively on Renaissance iconography, Venetian painting, animal symbolism, and representations of Time. Her book Animals as Disguised Symbols in Renaissance Art, was published by Brill (2008).

Product details

• Authors: Simona Cohen
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.03.2014
• EAN: 9789004267855
• ISBN: 978-90-04-26785-5
• No. of pages: 392
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 242 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 883 g
• Series: Brill's Studies in Intellectua
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)