Iconoclasm / David Freedberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freedberg, David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iconoclasm.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 pages)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois ; London : University of Chicago Press, [2021]

Summary:

With new surges of activity from religious, political, and military extremists, the destruction of images has become increasingly relevant on a global scale. A founder of the study of early modern and contemporary iconoclasm, David Freedberg has addressed this topic for five decades. His work has brought this subject to a central place in art history, critical to the understanding not only of art but of all images in society. This volume collects the most significant of Freedberg’s texts on iconoclasm and censorship, bringing five key works back into print alongside new assessments of contemporary iconoclasm in places ranging from the Near and Middle East to the United States, as well as a fresh survey of the entire subject. The writings in this compact volume explore the dynamics and history of iconoclasm, from the furious battles over images in the Reformation to government repression in modern South Africa, the American culture wars of the early 1990s, and today’s cancel culture. Freedberg combines fresh thinking with deep expertise to address the renewed significance of iconoclasm, its ideologies, and its impact. This volume also provides a supplement to Freedberg’s essay on idolatry and iconoclasm from his pathbreaking book, The Power of Images. Freedberg’s writings are of foundational importance to this discussion, and this volume will be a welcome resource for historians, museum professionals, international law specialists, preservationists, and students.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

I. Antwerp, Mosul, and Palmyra: Theology and the Production of Violence

II. Iconoclasm: The Material and Virtual Body

III. Art and Iconoclasm, 1525-1580: The Case of the Northern Netherlands

IV. The Representation of Martyrdom during the Early Counter-Reformation in Antwerp

V. The Structure of Byzantine and European Iconoclasm

VI. Iconoclasts and Their Motives

VII. Joseph Kosuth and the Play of the Unmentionable

VIII. From Defamation to Mutilation: Reason of State and Gender Politics in South Africa

IX. Charlottesville

X. The Wag in the Tail: Image, Iconoclasm, Art

Appendix 1: Damnatio Memoriae: Why Mobs Pull Down Statues

Appendix 2: The Power of Wood and Stone

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-226-44550-X

OCLC:

1252428787