Strangeness and recognition : mystery and familiarity in Renaissance paintings of Christ /
How do you paint a figure who is fully human and fully divine? How do you paint Christ? 'Strangeness and Recognition' takes a fresh look at well-known Renaissance paintings of Christ and shows how surprising and deeply 'strange' they can be. This book brings an imaginative and af...
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| Language: | English |
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Turnhout, Belgium :
Brepols,
[2019]
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| Series: | Arts and the sacred (Series)
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Table of Contents:
- The problem and potential of religious language and art
- Naming strangeness
- Recognising Christ
- Strangeness in Renaissance painting
- Unexpected iconography
- Time and place
- Always and nowhere
- Revelation and visions
- Open images.