Christian Art: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Christian Art: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780192803283

ISBN-10: 019280328X

ISBN-13: 9780192803283

Edition: 2003

Authors: Beth Williamson

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This Very Short Introduction decodes the key themes, signs, and symbols found in Christian art: the Eucharist, the image of the Crucifixion, the Virgin Mary, the Saints, Old and New Testament narrative imagery, and iconography. It also explores the theological and historical background of Christian imagery, from the devotional works of the Medieval and Renaissance periods, to the twenty-first century. Williamson uses examples from, amongst others, Cimabue, Michelangelo, and Rosetti. She concludes by outlining the co-existence in contemporary 'post-Christian' culture of the deliberately controversial works of artists such as Andres Serrano and Chris Ofili, alongside the consciously…

Book details

List price: $12.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/9/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 140
Size: 4.37" wide x 6.85" long x 0.37" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English



List of illustrations


List of diagrams


Introduction



The Virgin Mary



The body of Christ



The saints



Images and narrative



Christian art transformed: the Reformation



Christian art around the turn of the second millennium


Glossary


References


Further reading


Index