Experiencing medieval art / Herbert L. Kessler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kessler, Herbert L., 1941- author.

Series:

Rethinking the Middle Ages ; volume one.

Rethinking the Middle Ages ; volume one

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Medieval.

Physical Description:

xvi, 341 pages, 16 pages of plates ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Summary:

"Experiencing Medieval Art is an extensive revision and expansion of the author's Seeing Medieval Art, originally published in 2004. Renowned art historian Herbert L. Kessler considers often-strange objects and the materials of which they are made, circumstances of production, the conflictual relationship between art objects and notions of an ineffable deity, the context surrounding medieval art, the playfulness of art and the formal movements it engaged, as well as questions of apprehension, aesthetics, and modern presentation. Kessler introduces the exciting discoveries and revelations that have revolutionized the understanding of medieval art and identifies the vexing challenges that still remain. Examining such well-known monuments as the stained glass in Chartres cathedral, mosaics in San Marco Venice, and Utrecht Psalter, as well as newly discovered works--including the frescoes in Rome's "aula gotica" and a twelfth-century aquamanile in Hildesheim--Kessler makes the complex history of medieval art accessible for students of art history, teachers in the field, and scholars of medieval history, theology, and literature."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781442600737

144260073X

9781442600713

1442600713

OCLC:

1090184408