The Resource The creation of Eve and Renaissance naturalism : visual theology and artistic invention, by Jack M. Greenstein
The creation of Eve and Renaissance naturalism : visual theology and artistic invention, by Jack M. Greenstein
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- Summary
- "Depicting the Creation of Woman presented a special problem for Renaissance artists. The medieval iconography of Eve rising half-formed from Adam's side was hardly compatible with their commitment to the naturalistic representation of the human figure. At the same time, the story of God constructing the first woman from a rib did not offer the kind of dignified, affective pictorial narrative that artists, patrons, and the public prized. Jack M. Greenstein takes this artistic problem as the point of departure for an iconographic study of this central theme of Christian culture. His book shows how the meaning changed along with the form when Lorenzo Ghiberti, Andrea Pisano, and other Italian sculptors of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries revised the traditional composition to accommodate a naturalistically depicted Eve. At stake, Greenstein argues, is the role of the artist and the power of image-making in reshaping Renaissance culture and religious thought"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvii, 253 pages
- Contents
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- Machine generated contents note: Introduction: rethinking iconography; 1. 'In the beginning': Genesis cycles and the iconographies of the Creation of Eve; 2. The rib and the side: synthetic artistry at Orvieto Cathedral; 3. The body of Eve in Andrea Pisano's Creation relief for the campanile of Florence Cathedral; 4. A visual invention: the angels at Eve's Side in Lorenzo Ghiberti's Genesis panel; 5. Jacopo della Quercia's Creation of Eve and the dignity of woman
- Isbn
- 9781107103245
- Label
- The creation of Eve and Renaissance naturalism : visual theology and artistic invention
- Title
- The creation of Eve and Renaissance naturalism
- Title remainder
- visual theology and artistic invention
- Statement of responsibility
- by Jack M. Greenstein
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Depicting the Creation of Woman presented a special problem for Renaissance artists. The medieval iconography of Eve rising half-formed from Adam's side was hardly compatible with their commitment to the naturalistic representation of the human figure. At the same time, the story of God constructing the first woman from a rib did not offer the kind of dignified, affective pictorial narrative that artists, patrons, and the public prized. Jack M. Greenstein takes this artistic problem as the point of departure for an iconographic study of this central theme of Christian culture. His book shows how the meaning changed along with the form when Lorenzo Ghiberti, Andrea Pisano, and other Italian sculptors of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries revised the traditional composition to accommodate a naturalistically depicted Eve. At stake, Greenstein argues, is the role of the artist and the power of image-making in reshaping Renaissance culture and religious thought"--
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- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Greenstein, Jack Matthew,
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Eve
- Eve
- Christian art and symbolism
- Art, Renaissance
- Naturalism in art
- Art, Renaissance
- Christian art and symbolism
- Naturalism in art
- Europe
- Label
- The creation of Eve and Renaissance naturalism : visual theology and artistic invention, by Jack M. Greenstein
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-240) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: Introduction: rethinking iconography; 1. 'In the beginning': Genesis cycles and the iconographies of the Creation of Eve; 2. The rib and the side: synthetic artistry at Orvieto Cathedral; 3. The body of Eve in Andrea Pisano's Creation relief for the campanile of Florence Cathedral; 4. A visual invention: the angels at Eve's Side in Lorenzo Ghiberti's Genesis panel; 5. Jacopo della Quercia's Creation of Eve and the dignity of woman
- Control code
- 918616286
- Dimensions
- 27 cm
- Extent
- xvii, 253 pages
- Isbn
- 9781107103245
- Lccn
- 2015026698
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)918616286
- Label
- The creation of Eve and Renaissance naturalism : visual theology and artistic invention, by Jack M. Greenstein
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-240) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: Introduction: rethinking iconography; 1. 'In the beginning': Genesis cycles and the iconographies of the Creation of Eve; 2. The rib and the side: synthetic artistry at Orvieto Cathedral; 3. The body of Eve in Andrea Pisano's Creation relief for the campanile of Florence Cathedral; 4. A visual invention: the angels at Eve's Side in Lorenzo Ghiberti's Genesis panel; 5. Jacopo della Quercia's Creation of Eve and the dignity of woman
- Control code
- 918616286
- Dimensions
- 27 cm
- Extent
- xvii, 253 pages
- Isbn
- 9781107103245
- Lccn
- 2015026698
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)918616286
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