Ut pictura amor

Ut pictura amor PDF

Author: Walter Melion

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2017-11-06

Total Pages: 812

ISBN-13: 9004346465

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An examination of the related themes of lovemaking and image-making in the visual arts of Europe, China, Japan, and Persia.

Imago and Contemplatio in the Visual Arts and Literature (1400–1700)

Imago and Contemplatio in the Visual Arts and Literature (1400–1700) PDF

Author: Stijn Bussels

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2024-01-22

Total Pages: 541

ISBN-13: 9004682643

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This volume contains twenty-four essays, which, in their subjects and methodology, pay tribute to the scholarship of Walter S. Melion. The contributions are grouped under three categories: “Devotion,” “Art and Image Theory,” and “Vision and Contemplation.” The Devotion section addresses votive practices, theological theory and polemic literature. The Art and Image Theory section focuses on Jesuit image theory, the reflexive dimension of works, and artists’ reflections on the function of images. Finally, the Vision and Contemplation section discusses the ‘early modern eye’ as a tool for thoughtful, prolonged looking to ascertain visual wit, deception, self-assessment and friendship, sacred and profane allegories.

Quid est secretum?

Quid est secretum? PDF

Author: Ralph Dekoninck

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2020-09-10

Total Pages: 780

ISBN-13: 9004432264

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This book examines how secret knowledge was represented visually in ways that both revealed and concealed the true nature of that knowledge, giving and yet impeding access to it.

Solitudo

Solitudo PDF

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2018-05-23

Total Pages: 602

ISBN-13: 9004367438

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This book examines the ways in which spaces and places of solitude were conceived of, imagined, and represented in the late medieval and early modern periods. It explores the spatial, material, and affective dimensions of solitude, which have so far received only scant scholarly attention.

Rubens and the Dominican Church in Antwerp

Rubens and the Dominican Church in Antwerp PDF

Author: Adam Sammut

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2023-05-15

Total Pages: 556

ISBN-13: 9004276386

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This book is about the Dominican church in Antwerp (today St Paul’s). It is structured around three works of art, made or procured by Peter Paul Rubens: the Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary cycle (in situ), Caravaggio’s Rosary Madonna (Vienna) and the Wrath of Christ high altarpiece (Lyon). Within the artist’s lifetime, the church and monastery were completely rebuilt, creating one of the most spectacular sacred spaces in Northern Europe. In this richly illustrated book, Adam Sammut reconceptualises early modern churches as theatres of political economy, advancing an original approach to cultural production in a time of war. Using methodologies at the cutting edge of the humanities, the place of St Paul’s is restored to the crux of Antwerp’s commercial, civic and religious life.