Don't hope to get rid of books (Umberto Eco)
+371 27000041, +371 27000045
(on working days 9:00-17:00 latvian)
+371 27000041
+371 27000045

(on working days 10:00-17:00)

Visual Culture of Byzantium between the Pagan Past and the Christian Present

29.99 €
Out of stock
Visual Culture of Byzantium between the Pagan Past and the Christian Present
29.99 €
Up until 1204, when Constantinople was sacked by the Crusaders, the city was famous for its skillful statues dedicated to images of emperors, pagan gods and mythical creatures, but the significance of this sculptural heritage was not appreciated for a long time.

In this book, Professor Paroma Chatterjee offers a new perspective on the subject: she argues that pagan statues were an integral part of Byzantine visual culture, and shows through chronicles, epigrams, and works of fiction that the statues of Constantinople were not only durable and skillfully crafted, but also carried prophetic potential. Professor Chatterjee's book adds to the existing body of literature on Byzantine visual art and offers a new perspective on sacred images and their place in human history.
See also:

You might be interested:

Has anyone seen my girl? 100 letters to Seryozha
Culture, art, music, cinema, theater
Has anyone seen my girl? 100 letters to Seryozha
Karina Dobrotvorskaya
14.99 €
In basket
Moscow Diary
Culture, art, music, cinema, theater
Moscow Diary
Benjamin Walter
14.99 €
In basket
Modernists and Rebels: Bacon, Freud, Hockney, and the School of London
Culture, art, music, cinema, theater
Modernists and Rebels: Bacon, Freud, Hockney, and the School of London
Gayford Martin
29.99 €
In basket
At the Peak of the Century: Confessions of an Art Obsessed
Culture, art, music, cinema, theater
At the Peak of the Century: Confessions of an Art Obsessed
Peggy Guggenheim
19.99 €
In basket