Clemena Antonova

Space, Time, and Presence in the Icon

Seeing the World with the Eyes of God

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book contributes to the re-emerging field of "theology through the arts" by proposing a way of approaching one of the most challenging theological concepts - divine timelessness - through the principle of construction of space in the icon. One of the main objectives of this book is to discuss critically the implications of "reverse perspective

Produktdetails

• Routledge Studies in Theology, Imagination and the Arts
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 324g
• ISBN-13: 9781032243351
• ISBN-10: 103224335X
• Artikelnr.: 63003254

Autorenporträt

Clemena Antonova, Fellow at VLAC (Vlaams Academisch Centrum), the Centre for Advanced Studies of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 The Role of Time in the Pictorial Art
Chapter 2 On Reverse Perspective - a Critical Reading
Chapter 3 Registering Presence in the Icon
Chapter 4 "Seeing the World with the Eyes of God": An Alternative Explanation of "Reverse Perspective"
Chapter 5 Conclusion
Chapter 6 Sample Analysis