The Medieval Body - Couverture souple

Gajdošová, Jana; Reeves, Matthew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1739885007 ISBN 13 : 9781739885007

Editeur : Sam Fogg, 2022

Synopsis

This fascinating and richly illustrated book accompanies The Medieval Body, the third in a series of vanguard exhibitions that places medieval masterpieces within a contemporary context. The title of the exhibition refers to both a literal thread of figuration that runs throughout the works in the presentation, as well as the complex and often shifting symbolism of the human body in the medieval period. For thinkers and artists of that time, the human body served as a rich source of religious and philosophical significance, one that was in a constant state of flux between idealism and disfigurement. While the early Middle Ages reserved representations of suffering bodies to the margins of their world, the later Middle Ages displayed wounded bodies in the most central spaces of public life. The crucified body of Christ and the wounded bodies of saints assumed important positions as they were displayed on altars, in processions, and on the exteriors of churches. The Medieval Body tells a unique story about the human form as both a physical entity and a recognizable metaphor. Presenting works spanning the course of a thousand years, this exhibition offers insight into the body as an essential imagemaking tool with far-reaching implications for the development of art in the European Middle Ages.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Matthew Reeves is a director at London's Sam Fogg art museum and leads its team of medieval specialists. He has coauthored publications including Late Medieval Panel Paintings Vol. II: Materials, Methods, Meanings, Maiolica before Raphael: Italian Ceramics before 1500, and Late Medieval and Renaissance Textiles.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sam Fogg
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1739885007
• ISBN 13: 9781739885007
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 66
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible