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How Divine Images Became Art: Essays on the Rediscovery, Study and Collecting of Medieval Icons in the Belle Époque

ISBN: 9781805111634 ;ISBN: 1805111612 ;ISBN: 9781805111610 ;ISBN: 9781805111597 ;ISBN: 1805111590 ;ISBN: 1805111639 ;ISBN: 1805111582 ;ISBN: 9781805111580 ;ISBN: 9781805111627 ;ISBN: 1805111620 ;DOI: 10.11647/OBP.0378

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Title:
How Divine Images Became Art: Essays on the Rediscovery, Study and Collecting of Medieval Icons in the Belle Époque
Subjects: c 1500 onwards to present day ; CE period up to c 1500 ; Christianity ; Divine Images; Art history; Russian medieval art; Italian primitives; Belle Epoque; Formalist art theory ; History ; History and Archaeology ; History: specific events and topics ; Philosophy and Religion ; Religion and beliefs ; Social and cultural history ; thema EDItEUR ; thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3K CE period up to c 1500 ; thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day ; thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology ; thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history ; thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRM Christianity ; Time period qualifiers
Description: How Divine Images Became Art tells the story of the parallel ‘discovery’ of Russian medieval art and of the Italian ‘primitives’ at the beginning of the twentieth century. While these two developments are well-known, they are usually studied in isolation. Tarasov’s study has the great merit of showing the connection between the art world in Russia and the West, and its impact in the cultural history of the continent in the pre-war period. Drawing on a profound familiarity with Russian sources, some of which are little known to Western scholars, and on equally expert knowledge of Western material and scholarship, Oleg Tarasov presents a fresh perspective on early twentieth-century Russian and Western art. The author demonstrates that during the Belle Époque, the interest in medieval Russian icons and Italian ‘primitives’ lead to the recognition of both as distinctive art forms conveying a powerful spiritual message. Formalist art theory and its influence on art collecting played a major role in this recognition of aesthetic and moral value of ‘primitive’ paintings, and was instrumental in reshaping the perception of divine images as artworks. Ultimately, this monograph represents a significant contribution to our understanding of early twentieth-century art; it will be of interest to art scholars, students and anyone interested in the spiritual and aesthetic revival of religious paintings in the Belle Époque.
Publisher: Cambridge: Open Book Publishers
Creation Date: 2024
Format: 230
Language: English
Identifier: ISBN: 9781805111634
ISBN: 1805111612
ISBN: 9781805111610
ISBN: 9781805111597
ISBN: 1805111590
ISBN: 1805111639
ISBN: 1805111582
ISBN: 9781805111580
ISBN: 9781805111627
ISBN: 1805111620
DOI: 10.11647/OBP.0378
Source: OAPEN

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How Divine Images Became Art: Essays on the Rediscovery, Study and Collecting of Medieval Icons in the Belle Époque

ISBN: 9781805111634 ;ISBN: 1805111612 ;ISBN: 9781805111610 ;ISBN: 9781805111597 ;ISBN: 1805111590 ;ISBN: 1805111639 ;ISBN: 1805111582 ;ISBN: 9781805111580 ;ISBN: 9781805111627 ;ISBN: 1805111620 ;DOI: 10.11647/OBP.0378

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