The image not made by hands and the Byzantine way of seeing

Author

Trilling, James

Document type

Article (acte de congrès)

Language

English

Conference title

The Holy Face and the paradox of representation : papers from a colloquium held at the Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rome, and the Villa Spelman, Florence, 1996

Author (monograph)

Kessler, Herbert L. (Editor, Collective Author); Wolf, Gerhard (Editor, Collective Author)

Source

The Holy Face and the paradox of representation : papers from a colloquium held at the Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rome, and the Villa Spelman, Florence, 1996. 1998, p. 109-127, [2] p. of pl., 7 ill.

Publisher

Nuova Alfa, Bologna (ita)

Publication country

Italy

Abstract (en)

Explores the psychological, material, political and religious factors that lie behind the Byzantine interest in and proliferation of acheiropoieta and images made by chance. Examines ancient techniques of cloth dying and marblework used to create "miraculous images". Defines the "Byzantine way of seeing" as the inseparability of faith, rhetoric, art, nature and miracle, and proposes that this mentality lies behind the enthusiasm with which these visual phenomena were embraced.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 300-1400 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing
• Byzantine Empire
• Miraculous images
• 500-800
• Psychology
• Marble
• Textiles
• Sight
• Byzantine

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 300-1400 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin
• Empire byzantin
• Image miraculeuse
• 500-800
• Psychologie
• Marbre
• Textiles
• Vue
• Byzantin (art)

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19990701-00209931

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