Giants in the medieval city /

"The visual landscape north of the Alps between the 14th and 16th centuries was shaped by colossal representations of epic and mythological giants, reincarnated and cast as Christian heroes. In contexts religious or lay, private or public, giants dominated urban spaces but also rural ones. They...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Pinkus, Assaf (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols Publishers, [2023]
Series:	Studies in the visual cultures of the Middle Ages ; v. 20.
Subjects:	Giants (Folklore) in art. Art, Medieval > Themes, motives. Large-scale sculpture, Medieval. Knights and knighthood in art. Christian art and symbolism > Medieval, 500-1500. Cities and towns, Medieval. Art médiéval > Thèmes, motifs. Villes médiévales.