Late antique portraits and early christian icons: the power of the painted gaze
Auteur :
Paterson, Andrew
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367697587
Date de publication :
27 mai 2024
Dimensions :
24,6 x 17,4 cm
Poids :
680 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book focuses on the earliest surviving Christian icons, dated to the sixth and seventh centuries, which resemble three other well-established genres of ‘sacred portrait’ also produced during late antiquity, namely Roman imperial portraiture, Greco-Egyptian funerary portraiture and panel-paintings depicting non-Christian deities.