The 13 essays in 'Judaism and Christian Art' reveal that Christian art has always defined itself through the figures of Judaism that it produces.
Christian cultures across the centuries have invoked Judaism in order to debate, represent, and contain the dangers presented by the sensual nature of art. By engaging Judaism, both real and imagined, they explored and expanded the perils and possibilities for Christian represen…
"Although many of the iconographic traditions in Byzantine art formed in the early centuries of Christianity, they were not petrified within a time warp. Subtle changes and refinements in Byzantine theology did find reflection in changes to the iconographic and stylistic convent…
Troubling transcendence -- Painting between Christianity and Judaism -- Every poet is a Jew -- Judaism as political concept. "Established the way in which Christian cultures has been regarded as "threatened" by Judaism and describes how arts of representation legitimated themse…
"Established the way in which Christian cultures has been regarded as "threatened" by Judaism and describes how arts of representation legitimated themselves as Christian by defending themselves against this threat"
Diliana Angelova argues that from the time of Augustus through early Byzantium, a discourse of ""sacred founders""--Articulated in artwork, literature, imperial honors, and the built environment-helped legitimize the authority of the emperor and his family. The discourse coalesc…
"Sacred Founders argues that from the time of Augustus through early Byzantium, a discourse of imperial founding helped articulate and legitimate imperial authority. Artwork, literature, imperial honors, and the built environment comprised the statements in this multi-authored, …
"This compelling book retells and revises the story of the German Renaissance and Reformation through the lives of two controversial men of the sixteenth century: the Saxon court painter Lucas Cranach (the Serpent) and the Wittenberg monk-turned-reformer Martin Luther (the Lamb)…
Focusing on visual sources and the cultural landscape, Kersti Markus offers a fresh perspective on the Baltic crusades in Visual Culture and Politics in the Baltic Sea Region, 1100-1250 . The book examines how visual propaganda was used by the Danish rulers as an instrument in e…
