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Salerno Ivories
The Salerno Ivories are a collection of Biblical ivory plaques from around the 11th or 12th century that contain elements of Early Christian, Byzantine, and Islamic art as well as influences from Western Romanesque and Anglo-Saxon art.Müller, Kathrin. “OLD AND NEW. Divine Revelation in the Salerno Ivories.” ''Mitteilungen des Kunsthistorischen Institutes in Florenz'', vol. 54, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1–30. ''JSTOR'', JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/41414763. Disputed in number, it is said there are between 38-70 plaques that comprise the collection.Corey, Elizabeth C. "The Two Great Lights: Regnum And Sacerdotium In The Salerno Ivories." History of Political Thought 34, no. 1, pg. 3, 2013. It is the largest unified set of ivory carvings preserved from the pre-Gothic Middle Ages, and depicts narrative scenes from both the Old and New Testaments.Bergman, Robert P. ''The Salerno Ivories : Ars Sacra from Medieval Amalfi.'' Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, pgs.1-2, 1980. Some rese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Early Christian Art And Architecture
Early Christian art and architecture or Paleochristian art is the art produced by Christians or under Christian patronage from the earliest period of Christianity to, depending on the definition used, sometime between 260 and 525. In practice, identifiably Christian art only survives from the 2nd century onwards. After 550 at the latest, Christian art is classified as Byzantine, or of some other regional type. It is hard to know when distinctly Christian art began. Prior to 100, Christians may have been constrained by their position as a persecuted group from producing durable works of art. Since Christianity was largely a religion not well represented in the public sphere, the lack of surviving art may reflect a lack of funds for patronage, and simply small numbers of followers. The Old Testament restrictions against the production of graven (an idol or fetish carved in wood or stone) images (see also Idolatry and Christianity) may also have constrained Christians from producing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamburg Museum Of Art And Industry
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