Pygmalion’s Power - Romanesque Sculpture, the Senses, and Religious Experience

Explores how the distinctive formal and material qualities of a range of Romanesque sculpture types stimulated multisensory religious experiences. Emphasizes the power of these sculptures to "come alive" in ritual and produce emotional responses for Christians of the time.

Info autore

Thomas E. A. Dale is Professor of Art History at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Riassunto

Explores how the distinctive formal and material qualities of a range of Romanesque sculpture types stimulated multisensory religious experiences. Emphasizes the power of these sculptures to “come alive” in ritual and produce emotional responses for Christians of the time.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Thomas E. A. Dale, Thomas E. A. (Professor of Art History Dale
• Editore: University Presses
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 25.10.2019
• EAN: 9780271083452
• ISBN: 978-0-271-08345-2
• Dimensioni: 229 mm x 254 mm x 29 mm
• Peso: 1588 g
• Illustrazioni: Raster,schwarz-weiss, Raster, farbig
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Storia dell'arte; ART / Subjects & Themes / Religious, ART / European, ART / Sculpture & Installation, sculpture, History of Art, History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, ART / History / European / Medieval, Romanesque