Putting art (back) in its place / John E. Skillen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skillen, John Edward, 1952- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and art.

Christianity and culture.

Christianity and art--Italy--History.

Christianity and culture--Italy--History.

History.

Italy.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 223 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Peabody, Massachusetts : Hendrickson Publishers Marketing, LLC, [2016]

Summary:

Putting Art (Back) in Its Place takes readers on a fascinating journey through the world of Christian art in medieval and Renaissance Italy to rediscover the sacred role artwork can play once again in our churches. Christian discussions of contemporary art often brand artists as lone geniuses disconnected from our churches and our daily lives, and public art is trapped behind signs commanding "Do not touch!" But it wasn't always this way. For centuries, works of art were commissioned and created to tell stories, inspire faith, and unify communities in their daily rhythms of work and worship. In medieval and Renaissance Italy, are filled the streets, churches, businesses, and halls of government. The whole body of Christ played a part in the creation and use of art that proclaimed the work of God in the life of his people. Art brought communities together. In order for Christians to foster a vibrant culture of the arts again, we must cultivate relationships among artists, patrons, scholars, communities, and the art they create. Using the masterworks of Italian art as a map for a return to the flourishing of the arts, Putting Art (Back) in Its Place allows us to think historically about the crucial role visual arts have played - and can play again-in the life and mission of the church. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: the (dis)placement of art

The place of architecture. The community gathered

Architecture shaping art

Art shaping architecture

The place of liturgy. The community at work and worship

Recovering the sense of liturgy

Life, liturgy, and art in pre-modern Italy

The church year and the daily office

The place of narrative. A community with a shared story

The sources of visual storytelling

Episode, plot, and theme

Parallel stories, or typology

Conclusion: art in its place.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781619707597

1619707594

OCLC:

945948723