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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456887203321

Autore

Antonova Clemena <1970-, >

Titolo

Space, time, and presence in the icon : seeing the world with the eyes of God / / Clemena Antonova ; with a preface by Martin Kemp

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-61017-5

1-317-05181-5

1-282-38530-5

9786612385308

0-7546-9738-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (206 p.)

Collana

Ashgate studies in theology, imagination, and the arts

Disciplina

701.8

Soggetti

Space and time in art

Perspective

Icons

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published 2010 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; 1 The Role of Time in the Pictorial Art; 2 On Reverse Perspective - a Critical Reading; 3 Registering Presence in the Icon; 4 "Seeing the World with the Eyes of God": An Alternative Explanation of "Reverse Perspective"; Conclusion; Sample Analysis An Analysis of Rublev's Trinity Icon in the Terms, Proposed in this Book; Glossary of Terms; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book contributes to the re-emerging field of ""theology through the arts"" by proposing a way of approaching one of the most challenging theological concepts - divine timelessness - through the principle of construction of space in the icon. One of the main objectives of this book is to discuss critically the implications of ""reverse perspective"", which is especially characteristic of Byzantine and Byzantining art. Drawing on the work of Pavel Florensky, one of the foremost Russian religious philosophers at the beginning of the 20th century, Antonova shows that Florensky's concept of 's