Thomas F. Mathews

John Langeloth Loeb Professor of the History of Art Thomas F Mathews

Thomas Francis Mathews

Indeed, Byzantium preserved the artistic heritage of classical antiquity and conveyed it to Europe, transforming it along the way with infusions of Eastern Orthodox religion and Islamic aesthetics.

From Antiquity to the Renaissance

Byzantium

Between the third and sixth centuries, the ancient gods, goddesses, and heroes who had populated the imagination of humankind for a millennium were replaced by a new imagery of Christ and his saints. Thomas Mathews explores the many different, often surprising, artistic images and religious interpretations of Christ during this period. He challenges the accepted theory of the "Emperor Mystique," which, interpreting Christ as king, derives the vocabulary of Christian art from the propagandistic imagery of the Roman emperor. This revised edition contains a new preface by the author and a new chapter on the origin and development of icons in private domestic cult.

A Reinterpretation of Early Christian Art - Revised and Expanded Edition

The Clash of Gods

Between Antiquity and the Renaissance

The Art of Byzantium

Explores the revolution in the visual arts that took place between the 3rd and 6th centuries AD, during which time the ancient gods, goddesses and heroes who had populated the imagination of humankind for hundreds of years were replaced by a new imagery of

A Reinterpretation of Early Christian Art

Eugenio Russo

una reinterpretazione dell'arte paleocristiana

Scontro di dei

J. Paul Getty Museum

Alice Taylor

The text's elaborate illumination also brings to life a vibrant artistic center, the Monastery of Gladzor, which long ago disappeared." "The Armenian Gospels of Gladzor includes sixty color reproductions of the manuscript's illuminated pages, ten black-and-white illustrations, and two maps along with an essay that explores the book's artistic richness and theological complexity."--BOOK JACKET.

The Life of Christ Illuminated

The Armenian Gospels of Gladzor

Between the third and sixth centuries, the ancient gods and goddesses were replaced by a new imagery of Christ and his saints. In a generously illustrated treatment of this revolution, Matthews explores the many different, often surprising images and religious interpretations of Christ during this period. 16 color illustrations; 122 halftones.

Thomas F. Mathews

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