Frequently, the interiors of the Ethiopian basilicas built in the Christian ‘millennium' ranging from 5th-6th cent. to the end of the 15th cent. are adorned and embellished by serial motifs. Is it ...right to simply call ‘decorations’ these geometric patterns? If so intended they would just be an accessory. Actually, the presence of friezes, stuccos, paintings, etc. affixed to the structure or the elements of furniture is not only a manifestation of quality and mastery, but also an attempt to make more beautiful and glorious the buildings. The different typologies of internal decorations of the Ethiopian basilicas of Tigray and Lasta are here listed and studied according to their patterns and realizations.
Since the 14th cent. the scriptoria of the convents of the highlands of Ḥamasen, Sära’e and Akkälä Guzay, where Christian scriptural and liturgical texts were systematically copied to meet the needs ...of monks and clergymen, housed artistic workshops of extraordinary importance, in which the miniature of the sacred book received specific and refined declinations. In this presentation some examples of illustrated manuscripts from some Eritrean historical and cultural contexts will be examined and tentatively the most significant stylistic features will be highlighted.
This article focuses on a significant and hitherto unpublished icon painted around the mid-fifteenth century by the Master of the Amber-Spotted Tunic. By analysing its style and iconography, it ...furthers our understanding of history of panel painting in Ethiopia during this period. The study shows that Fǝre ṣǝyon was not the only talented artist who created works in compliance with the policies of Zär’a Ya'ǝqob and that the Master of the Amber-Spotted Tunic was an equally accomplished painter. The latter’s work was in fact capable of conveying complex theological ideas in a visually accessible manner.
Le tricentenaire de la mort de Watteau, en 2021, ne faisait pas partie des commémorations nationales et de la programmation du musée de Valenciennes. Deux événements ont toutefois marqué cette ...année : l’un à Paris, le colloque organisé au Petit Palais les 6 et 7 novembre 2021 L’univers de Watteau : Réseau(x) et influence(s) autour d’Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) ; l’autre à l’université de Lille qui a décidé de relever le défi, une fois éloignée la menace de la pandémie, en organisant la présente journée d’études.
This companion examines the global Renaissance through object-based case studies of artistic production from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe in the early modern period. The international group ...of contributors take an art historical approach characterized by close analysis of form and meaning as well as function, and a focus on questions of crosscultural dialogue and adaptation. Seeking to de-emphasize the traditional focus on Europe, this book is a critical guide to the literature and the state of the field. Chapters outline new questions and agendas while pushing beyond familiar material. Main themes include workshops, the migrations of artists, objects, technologies, diplomatic gifts, imperial ideologies, ethnicity and indigeneity, sacred spaces and image cults, as well as engaging with the open questions of "the Renaissance" and "the global." This will be a useful and important resource for researchers and students alike and will be of interest to scholars working in art history, visual culture, material culture, and Renaissance studies. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license
Worin liegen die ästhetischen Eigenlogiken der Gattung des Genrebildes, also Darstellungen von Alltagsszenen mit anonymen und meist typisierten Figuren? Seit dem 16. Jahrhundert wurde diese Gattung ...in der Malerei populär. Sie erlangte ihr künstlerisches Profil in einem Prozess des Dialogs mit und der Abgrenzung von der Reproduktionsgraphik, der Historienmalerei sowie den anderen im Entstehen begriffenen Bildgattungen. Die Beiträger*innen bereichern die kunsthistorische Forschung zum europäischen Genrebild von der Frühen Neuzeit bis zur Moderne um ikonographische, rezeptionsästhetische und bildwissenschaftliche Aspekte. Dabei stellen sie insbesondere Bildphänomene und künstlerische Strategien der Temporalität, der Ambiguität und der Latenz als spezifische Dimensionen dieser Gattung ins Zentrum ihrer Analysen und liefern so eine Neuperspektivierung der Genremalerei.
Prairie Interlace Hardy, Michele; Long, Timothy; Krueger, Julia
2023
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Innovative textile-based artwork exploded across the Canadian Prairies in the second half of the twentieth century. Melding craft traditions with modern and modernist movements in art and theory, a ...diverse body of creators opened a beautiful new chapter in textile art. Prairie Interlace brings together some of the most important scholars of art and craft in Canada to examine the work of forty-eight artists working with textiles from the 1960s to 2000. Recapturing and recording lost histories, this book explores both artists working with textiles and centres of textile study and production, paying special attention to the contexts in which artworks were produced. Indigenous scholars, experts in textile techniques, and experts in Prairie textile history provide fascinating insight into an artistic movement which, until now, has been largely overlooked. Featuring over one hundred and fifty beautiful full-colour images of textile works, many of which have never before been photographed for print, Prairie Interlace provides an opportunity to discover a fascinating movement which has not received the attention it deserves and invites further investigation of this rich period in Canadian art history. Developed from the travelling exhibition of the same name, Prairie Interlace is a collaboration between Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary in Calgary, AB and the MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK.
