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The Apostles in Early Christian Art and Poetry

By Roald Dijkstra

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Year
2016
ISBN
9004298045, 9789004298040
ISSN
0920-623X
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13875693 bytes)
Series
Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae 134
Pages
xvi+552\569
Topic
Religion
Orientation
yes
Paginated
yes
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2016-06-28 06:02:35
Church History;Churches & Church Leadership;HistorPractices & Sacred Texts;Religious Art;Religious S

Description

"The Apostles in Early Christian Art and Poetry" presents the first in-depth analysis of the origins of the representation of the apostles (the twelve disciples and Paul) in verse and image in the late antique Greco-Roman world (250-400). Especially in the West, the apostles are omnipresent, in particular on sarcophagi and in Biblical and martyr poetry. They primarily function as witnesses of Christ s stay on earth, but Peter and Paul are also popular saints of their own. Occasionally, the other apostles come to the fore as individual figures. Direct influence from art on poetry or vice versa appears to be difficult to trace, but principal developments of late antique society are reflected in the representation of the apostles in both media."

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