Combining religious and art history, Kessler and Zacharias discuss the iconography and sacred sites of Rome as they were in the first centennial Jubilee year (1300) proclaimed by Pope Boniface VIII.
This book edited by Herbert Kessler for a popular audience, distills Demus's lifelong study of San Marco. It chronicles each stage in the gestation of the beloved church-the handiwork of Greek artists and the contributions of local mosaicists from the eleventh to the thirteenth century and the misguided attempts to refashion and repair it after ...
If we cannot see God with our own eyes, for what purpose do we picture God in art? During the Middle Ages, the Second Commandment's warning against idolatry was largely set aside as the power of images became boldly and visibly evident. By the twelfth century, one Byzantine authority could even offer his own revision of the Commandment: "Thou ...
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