Circles of thorns : Hieronymus Bosch and being human / / Justin Lewis-Anthony
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| Autore: |
Lewis-Anthony Justin
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| Titolo: |
Circles of thorns : Hieronymus Bosch and being human / / Justin Lewis-Anthony
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| Pubblicazione: | London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2008 |
| ©2008 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (198 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 759.9492 |
| Soggetto topico: | Christian art and symbolism - Netherlands - Renaissance, 1450-1600 |
| Theological anthropology - Christianity | |
| Humanity in art | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Introduction; An Unrelenting Gaze in WC1; Circle 1: Politics; Circle 2: Elements; Circle 3: Temperaments; Circle 4: Devotions; Circle 5: Quiddity; A Certain Regard; Appendix: Who Was Hieronymous Bosch?; Further Reading; Acknowledgements; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Unlike Bosch's better-known, fantastical, 'proto-surrealist' paintings, Christ Mocked is small, still and sombre, and yet, with a little effort of knowledge and interpretation, it reveals a depth of understanding of both the Passion, and of human nature, that speaks as much to the twenty-first century as it did to the sixteenth. By exploring the political, scientific, psychological and devotional world of early modern Europe, and applying those insights to our own time, the author shows how Bosch used his sophisticated artistic skills to convey a similarly sophisticated understanding of humani |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Circles of thorns |
| ISBN: | 1-282-87060-2 |
| 9786612870606 | |
| 0-8264-3350-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910813999503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Mowbray Lent book.