| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 551 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Series |
Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae: texts and studies of early Christian life and language ; volume 134 |
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Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; v. 134.
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| Contents |
Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Early Christian Poets and the Apostles -- 2 Art, Poetry and the Apostles -- General Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendix 1: Overview of Canonical References to the Apostles in Art and Poetry -- Appendix 2: Overview of Non-Canonical References to the Apostles in Art and Poetry -- Appendix 3: Figures -- Index of Names and Subjects -- Index locorum -- Index of Sarcophagi |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, 2014) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 19, 2023) |
| Subject |
Apostles in art.
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Apostles in literature.
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Art, Early Christian -- Themes, motives
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Christian poetry, Early -- History and criticism
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ART -- Subjects & Themes -- General.
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Apostles in art
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Apostles in literature
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Art, Early Christian -- Themes, motives
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Christian poetry, Early
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dijkstra, Roald, 1985- editor.
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| LC no. |
2016000601 |
| ISBN |
9789004309746 |
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9004309748 |
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