Picturing the lame in italian art from antiquity to the modern era
Auteur :
Pestilli, Livio
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367200268
Date de publication :
23 mai 2019
Dimensions :
24,6 x 17,4 cm
Poids :
453 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This study evinces that in opposition to classical artists, who manifested a lack of interest in the subject of lameness, their Early Christian counterparts depicted them, as images of the miraculous healing of the lame became a sign of acceptance and the promise of a more equitable existence in this life or the next.