Thomas F. Mathews

The Clash of Gods (eBook, ePUB)

A Reinterpretation of Early Christian Art - Revised and Expanded Edition

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Between the third and sixth centuries, the ancient gods, goddesses, and heroes who had populated the imagination of humankind for a millennium were replaced by a new imagery of Christ and his saints. Thomas Mathews explores the many different, often surprising, artistic images and religious interpretations of Christ during this period. He challenges the accepted theory of the "Emperor Mystique," which, interpreting Christ as king, derives the vocabulary of Christian art from the propagandistic imagery of the Roman emperor. This revised edition contains a new preface by the author and a new chapter on the origin and development of icons in private domestic cult.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bonnier Books UK
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. September 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780691246994
• Artikelnr.: 63918355

Autorenporträt

Thomas F. Mathews is John Langeloth Loeb Professor of the History of Art at the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University. Among his most recent books is Byzantium from Antiquity to the Renaissance (1998).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Ch. 1
The Mistake of the Emperor Mystique
3
Ch. 2
The Chariot and the Donkey
23
Ch. 3
The Magician
54
Ch. 4
Larger-than-Life
92
Ch. 5
Christ Chameleon
115
Ch. 6
Convergence
142
Ch. 7
The Intimate Icon
177
List of Abbreviations
181
Notes
183
List of Figures
205
Index
213