The Riddle of Jael - The History of a Poxied Heroine in Medieval and Renaissance Art and Culture

The first history of the Biblical heroine Jael (Judges 4), a blessed murderess and fertile moral paradox in medieval and Renaissance art.

About the author

Peter Scott Brown, Ph.D. (2004), Yale University, is Associate Professor of Art History at the University of North Florida. He has published numerous articles on text-image problems, Biblical women, and religious iconography in medieval and early modern art.

Product details

• Authors: P Scott Brown, P. Scott Brown
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.03.2018
• EAN: 9789004364387
• ISBN: 978-90-04-36438-7
• No. of pages: 372
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 239 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 816 g
• Series: Brill's Studies in Intellectua
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories