Triump Cross Passion Christ Theo Arts C: The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts from the Renaissance to the Counter-Reformation

by Richard Viladesau

This is a sequel to Richard Viladesau's well-received study, The Beauty of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts from the Catacombs to the Eve of the Renaissance. It continues his project of presenting theological history by using art as both an independent religious or theological "text" and as a means of understanding the cultural context for academic theology. Viladesau argues that art and symbolism function as alternative strands...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019533566X
• ISBN13: 9780195335668
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"