Published by Prestel

Author: James Clifton
Book Type: Cloth
Pages: Approx. 208 pp. with approx. 50 full-color and 60 b/w illus.

Size: 9 x 11 3/4 in.

Item #: 3994
Name: The Body of Christ: In the Art of Europe and New Spain , 1150-1800
Price: $65





About this book...
The human perception of Christ is as pivotal in the study of European art as it is in the study of European history. In "The Body of Christ- In the Art of Europe and New Spain, 1150-1800," selected key works of art from North American collections, in a wide range of media, are assembled for the first time to address the human physicality of the Christ figure. Some 75 paintings, sculptures, illuminated manuscripts, prints, and textiles are featured, including works by Sandro Botticelli, Carlo Dolci, Albrecht Durer, Bernardino Luini, Peter Paul Rubens, Jacopo Tintoretto, Paolo Veronese, and Francisco de Zurbaran. The works range from intimate and private devotional pieces as small as three inches high to altarpieces and churcgh furnishings. "The Body of Christ" focuses on two aspects: the meaning of the subject matter within the Christian culture of the period (specifically that of the Catholic Church), and how these symbollic images of Christ were used - or intended to be used - in religious practice, particularly from the late Middle Ages through the iconoclastic controversies of the sixteenth century. "The Body of Christ" is divided into four thematic sections. "The Word Made Flesh" includes images of the Madonna and Child, The Annunciation, Nativity, and Adoration. "Suffering and Triumph" illustrates the Passion and the Resurrection of Christ. "The Eucharistic Body" explores the explicit correlation between Christıs body and blood, and the bread and wine of the Mass. "The visionary Body" presents devotional experiences and miracles, and the vision of Christ through the eys of saints, religious, and lay persons.

This publication accompanies an exclusive exhibition addressing the function of religious images during this important period in European history.