Medieval Art, Modern Politics: Sense, Matter, and Medium 11
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Author: Brigitte Buettner, William J. Diebold (eds.), Smith College
This title examines the political uses and misuses of medieval images, objects, and the built environment from the 16th to the 20th century. In case studies ranging from Russia to the US and from catacombs, mosques, cathedrals, and feudal castles to museums and textbooks, it demonstrates how the artistic and built legacy has been appropriated in post-medieval times to legitimise varied political agendas.Entities as diverse as the Roman papacy, the Catholic Church, local arts organizations, private owners of medieval fortresses, or organizers of exhibitions and publishers are examined for the multiple ways they co-opt medieval works of art. Medieval Art, Modern Politics demonstrates the unavoidable (but often ignored) intersection of art history, knowledge, and power.
ISBN 9783111436814. De Gruyter. hb. 390 pages. 69 b/w, 69 colour ills. 24 x 17 cm.
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This title examines the political uses and misuses of medieval images, objects, and the built environment from the 16th to the 20th century. In case studies ranging from Russia to the US and from catacombs, mosques, cathedrals, and feudal castles to museums and textbooks, it demonstrates how the artistic and built legacy has been appropriated in post-medieval times to legitimise varied political agendas.Entities as diverse as the Roman papacy, the Catholic Church, local arts organizations, private owners of medieval fortresses, or organizers of exhibitions and publishers are examined for the multiple ways they co-opt medieval works of art. Medieval Art, Modern Politics demonstrates the unavoidable (but often ignored) intersection of art history, knowledge, and power.
ISBN 9783111436814. De Gruyter. hb. 390 pages. 69 b/w, 69 colour ills. 24 x 17 cm.
available