| 'Christus Medicus' in Der Frühchristlichen Sarkophagskulptur: Ikonographische Studien Zur Sepulkralkunst Des Späten Vierten Jahrhunderts Contributor(s): Knipp, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004108629 ISBN-13: 9789004108622 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $251.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: German Published: August 1998 Annotation: This study deals with the representation of Christ's Healing Miracles in early Christian sepulchral art from Provence and Northern Italy. It sees the imagery through the contemporary exegetical writings and tries thus to uncover new strata of symbolic significance in early Christian art. The aim of the work is to reveal the complex theological concepts reflected in the relief decoration of a small number of late fourth-century sarcophagi and to cast thus light upon the spiritual climate of the sphere the persons who commissioned them were part of. It also links the narrative structure of representations of medical treatment and miracle scenes in ancient art with the Christian images and establishes new formal and iconographic connexions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Sculpture & Installation - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 731.885 |
| LCCN: 97047636 |
| Series: Vigiliae Christianae Supplement |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.52" W x 9.64" (1.41 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: This study deals with the representation of Christ's Healing Miracles in early Christian sepulchral art from Provence and Northern Italy. It sees the imagery through the contemporary exegetical writings and tries thus to uncover new strata of symbolic significance in early Christian art. The aim of the work is to reveal the complex theological concepts reflected in the relief decoration of a small number of late fourth-century sarcophagi and to cast thus light upon the spiritual climate of the sphere the persons who commissioned them were part of. It also links the narrative structure of representations of medical treatment and miracle scenes in ancient art with the Christian images and establishes new formal and iconographic connexions. |