A selection of papers delivered during the fifth Conference on the History of Ethiopian Art, in October 1999 focusing on the complexities of cultural and religious encounters between Orthodox Ethiopians and Catholic Europeans that took place during the sixteenth and seventeenth …
This up-to-date, reliable introductory account and interpretation of early medieval art combines art, history, and ideas from around 600 to 1050. Diebold describes diversity and complexity of early medieval art by examining the relationship of word and image. The concept of word…
This up-to-date, reliable introductory account and interpretation of early medieval art combines art, history, and ideas from around 600 to 1050. Diebold describes diversity and complexity of early medieval art by examining the relationship of word and image. The concept of word…
Après une présentation de l'histoire de l'Ethiopie chrétienne, propose une étude de l'ensemble du site de Lalibela, une des plus grandes concentrations d'églises troglodytiques au monde : types, caractéristiques architecturales, raisons de l'existence de ces sanctuaires souterra…
Après une présentation de l'histoire de l'Ethiopie chrétienne, propose une étude de l'ensemble du site de Lalibela, une des plus grandes concentrations d'églises troglodytiques au monde : types, caractéristiques architecturales, raisons de l'existence de ces sanctuaires souterra…
Before the Renaissance and Reformation, holy images - the only independent images then in existence - were treated not as "art" but as objects of veneration. The faithful believed that these images, through their likeness to the person represented, became a tangible presence of …
"Between Renaisance and Baroque is a stunning achievement - the first book to be written about the original painting commissions of the Jesuits in Rome. Offering a uniquely comprehensive and comparative analysis of the paintings and stuccoes which adorned all of the Jesuit found…
"Between Renaisance and Baroque is a stunning achievement - the first book to be written about the original painting commissions of the Jesuits in Rome. Offering a uniquely comprehensive and comparative analysis of the paintings and stuccoes which adorned all of the Jesuit found…
