{"product_id":"architecture-as-icon-perception-and-representation-of-architecture-in-byzantine-art-paperback","title":"Architecture as Icon: Perception and Representation of Architecture in Byzantine Art - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSlobodan Curcic\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSlobodan Curcic\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eEvangelia Hadjitryphonos\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresenting the first formulation of the central subject, this volume challenges major assumptions long held by Western art historians and provides new ways of thinking about, looking at, and understanding Byzantine art in its broadest geographic and chronological framework, from A.D. 300 to the early nineteenth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eByzantine art abandoned classical ideals in favor of formulas that conveyed spiritual concepts through stylized physical forms. Scholarship dealing with Byzantine icons has previously been largely focused on depictions of holy figures, dismissing representations of architecture as irrelevant space-filling background. \u003ci\u003eArchitecture as Icon\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that background representations of architecture are meaningful, active components of compositions, often as significant as the human figures. The book provides a critical view for understanding the Byzantine conception of architectural forms and space and the corresponding intellectual underpinnings of their representation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduced by four thought-provoking essays, the catalogue divides the material as included in the exhibition into four categories identified as: generic, specific, and symbolic representations, and a final grouping entitled \"From Earthly to Heavenly Jerusalem.\" This handsomely illustrated volume addresses various approaches to depicting architecture in Byzantine art that contrast sharply with those of the Renaissance and subsequent Western artistic tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDistributed for the Princeton University Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEuropean Centre for Byzantine and Postbyzantine Monuments, Thessaloniki (November 6, 2009 - January 31, 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrinceton University Art Museum (March 6 - June 6, 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSlobodan Curcic\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Early Christian Byzantine Architecture and Monumental Decoration in the Department of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University. \u003cb\u003eEvangelina Hadjitryphonos\u003c\/b\u003e is Honorary Head of Department, Hellenic Ministry of Culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 11 x 9.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754145972512,"sku":"9780300122114","price":90.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/08c7b49ec7819423e8148fd214dd95e6.webp?v=1780034405","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/architecture-as-icon-perception-and-representation-of-architecture-in-byzantine-art-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}