Art and colonialism : the mosaics of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, 1169, and the problem of "crusader" art

Author

Hunt, Lucy-Anne

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Dumbarton Oaks papers. 1991, Vol. 45, p. 69-85, 13 ill.

ISSN

0070-7546

Abstract (en)

Argues that the iconographic program of the mosaics was an ecumenical statement which played a specific role in crystallizing theological debate between the Orthodox, Latin and eastern Christian churches at a time when politics was being played out within a theological and cultural arena. Emphasizes the role of Emperor Manuel and his ecumenical aspirations. Inscriptions suggest the mosaics may be attributed to indigenous artist-theologians representing the resident Christian communities. This interpretation challenges the concept of an exclusively bipolar western-Byzantine "Crusader" art.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 300-1400 -- Pictorial arts -- Mosaics -- Israel
• Church of the Nativity||Bethlehem (ISR)
• Mosaics
• 1169
• Israel
• Christian iconography
• Ecumenical movement
• Manuel I Comnenus, Byzantine emperor, ca.1120-1180
• Theology
• Politics
• Colonialism
• Crusaders
• Inscriptions

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 300-1400 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Mosaïque -- Israël
• Eglise de la Nativité||Bethlehem (ISR)
• Mosaïque
• 1169
• Israël
• Iconographie chrétienne
• Oecuménisme
• Manuel I Comnène, empereur byzantin, v.1120-1180
• Théologie
• Politique
• Colonialisme
• Croisés
• Inscription

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920701-00428067

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