The creation of Eve and Renaissance naturalism: visual theology and artistic invention

"Depicting the Creation of Woman presented a special problem for Renaissance artists. The medieval iconography of Eve rising half-formed from Adam's side was hardly compatible with their commitment to the naturalistic representation of the human figure. At the same time, the story of God c...

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Main Author: Greenstein, Jack M. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2016
In:Year: 2016
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Eve / Christian art / Naturalism / History 1420-1600
B Eve / Creation
B Pisano, Andrea 1290-1349 / Cathedral (Florence) / Campanile / Relief map
B Ghiberti, Lorenzo 1378-1455, Paradiestür / Eve
B Jacopo, della Quercia 1371-1438 / Porta Maggiore (Bologna) / Relief map
Further subjects:B Naturalism in art Europe
B Christian art and symbolism Renaissance, 1450-1600
B Art, Renaissance Philosophy
B Eve (Biblical figure) Species
B Christian art and symbolism Renaissance
B Art, European
B Eve Species Eve 1450-1600
B Christian art and symbolism Renaissance, 1450-1600
B Naturalism in art
B Naturalism in art Europe Species
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