Donor Portraits in Byzantine Art: The Vicissitudes of Contact between Human and Divine
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Rico Franses (Author)
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This book explores the range of images in Byzantine art known as donor portraits. It concentrates on the distinctive, supplicatory contact shown between ordinary, mortal figures and their holy, supernatural interlocutors. The topic is approached from a range of perspectives, including art history, theology, structuralist and post-structuralist anthropological theory, and contemporary symbol and metaphor theory. Rico Franses argues that the term 'donor portraits' is inappropriate for the category of images to which it conventionally refers and proposes an alternative title for the category, contact portraits. He contends that the most important feature of the scenes consists in the active role that they play within the belief systems of the supplicants. They are best conceived of not simply as passive expressions of stable, pre-existing ideas and concepts, but as dynamic proponents in a fraught, constantly shifting landscape. The book is important for all scholars and students of Byzantine art and religion. Worked examples or Exercises; 64 Halftones, black and white
About the Author
Rico Franses is an Associate Professor in the Department of Fine Arts and Art History, American University of Beirut, and Director of the University Art Galleries and Collections.
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- Contributor: Rico Franses
- Imprint: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN13: 9781108418591
- Number of Pages: 260
- Packaged Dimensions: 179x253x16mm
- Packaged Weight: 690
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Release Date: 2018-11-15
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: Rico Franses is an Associate Professor in the Department of Fine Arts and Art History, American University of Beirut, and Director of the University Art Galleries and Collections.
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