The dawn of Christian art in panel paintings and icons

Introduction. The survival of ancient panel paintings -- Sites of discovery, places of cult -- Panel paintings in the primary sources -- Restructuring and Hellenizing the Egyptian pantheon -- Icon stories and visions -- The iconography of Mary -- The cult of Templon icons in Constantinople -- Egypti...

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Main Authors: Mathews, Thomas F. (Author, VerfasserIn)
Muller, Norman E. (VerfasserIn)
Corporate Author: J. Paul Getty Museum (Herausgebendes Organ)
Document Type: Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : The J. Paul Getty Museum , [2016]
Edition:English edition
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Related Items:Parallele Sprachausgabe: Alle origini delle icone
Rezensiert in: [Rezension von: Thomas F. Mathews, Norman E. Muller, The dawn of Christian art in panel paintings and icons]
Author Notes:Thomas F. Mathews ; with Norman E. Muller
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Summary:Introduction. The survival of ancient panel paintings -- Sites of discovery, places of cult -- Panel paintings in the primary sources -- Restructuring and Hellenizing the Egyptian pantheon -- Icon stories and visions -- The iconography of Mary -- The cult of Templon icons in Constantinople -- Egyptian icon cult and the decree of the Council of Nicaea II -- Christian art, east and west -- Appendix: Pigment identification and media analysis
"In a study of sixty neglected panel paintings from Roman Egypt, the authors present evidence for a lost link between the panel-painting tradition of Greek antiquity and Christian paintings of Byzantium and the Renaissance"--Provided by publisher
Item Description:Published simultaneously in Italy as "Alle origini delle icone" by Editoriale Jaca Book SpA, Milan 2016
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:256 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9781606065099