Representations of Christ and His Apostles in the Book Of Kells
The Book Of Kells is famous for its artistry, but it also includes many religious themes including representations of Christian figures.
Mar 15, 2011
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Crystal Smith
Simone Martini's Maestà : Civic Themes and Communal Politics
In his Maestà , Simone Martini humanizes the hieratic image of the Virgin Mary, and applies her authority to the realities of Sienese politics.
Jun 16, 2010
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Alan Foljambe
Imagery in Monumental Sarcophagi in Italy
Artists proceeded cautiously in establishing the imagery of relics, resulting in tendency to idealize or indicate the body quite abstractly.
Feb 18, 2010
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Zuzana Minarikova
Reliquaries and Miracle Working Relics
Highly venerated relics such as the miracuouls Holy Corporal of Bolsena required artists to accommodate their designs to the strictly observed Church doctrine.
Feb 15, 2010
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Zuzana Minarikova
Reliquary Portrait Busts in Medieval Italy
Veneration of holy persons led to ever more elaborate design of reliquaries attempting to capture the likeness but subject to considerations of gender and idolatry.
Feb 15, 2010
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Zuzana Minarikova
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