The image of Christ in modern art / Richard Harries.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harries, Richard, 1936- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--Art.

Jesus Christ.

Christian art and symbolism--Modern period, 1500-.

Christian art and symbolism.

Aesthetics, Modern--20th century.

Aesthetics, Modern.

Aesthetics, Modern--21st century.

Physical Description:

x, 176 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Image of Christ in Modern Art explores the challenges, presented by the radical and rapid changes of artistic style in the 20th century, to artists who wished to relate to traditional Christian imagery. In this highly illustrated book, Richard Harries looks at artists associated with the birth of modernism, such as Epstein and Rouault, as well as those with a highly distinctive understanding of religion such as Chagall and Stanley Spencer. Through a beautiful range of images and insightful text, Harries suggests that the modern movement in art has turned out to be a friend not a foe of Christian art, and that which is visual can in some way indicate the transcendent.

Contents:

The break

The explosion of modernism

Distinctive individual visions

Catholic elegance and joy

The post war recovery of confidence

Searching for new ways

A vibrant contemporary scene.

Notes:

First published 2013 by Ashgate Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4094-6384-2

1-317-02791-4

1-315-55686-3

1-317-02790-6

1-4094-6382-6

1-4094-6383-4

9781315556864

OCLC:

858762831