Description
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 devotional works of those such as Eric Gill and Peter Blake.
Author: Beth Williamson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 09/09/2004
Pages: 132
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.28lbs
Size: 6.88h x 4.38w x 0.34d
ISBN13: 9780192803283
ISBN10: 019280328X
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Subjects & Themes | Religious
- Art | History | General
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 devotional works of those such as Eric Gill and Peter Blake.
Author: Beth Williamson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 09/09/2004
Pages: 132
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.28lbs
Size: 6.88h x 4.38w x 0.34d
ISBN13: 9780192803283
ISBN10: 019280328X
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Subjects & Themes | Religious
- Art | History | General
About the Author
Beth Williamson is Lecturer in the History of Art at the University of Bristol.