The Crucifixion in Painting: From the Middle Ages to Post-Modernism

by Mikhail Sergeev

There have been several approaches to painting the Crucifixion during the past two Christian millennia. Byzantine Orthodoxy emphasized the divine glory of the Son of God, while Roman Catholicism focused more on the Savior's humanity and his redemptive sufferings. The stress on Christ's human nature and vulnerability has remained the most characteristic feature of Western Christian art, starting with the Renaissance. The image of the Crucifixion -...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1960533088
• ISBN13: 9781960533081
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: M]graphics
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"