The Apostles in early Christian art and poetry

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Early Christian Poets and the Apostles -- 2 Art, Poetry and the Apostles -- General Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendix 1: Overview of Canonical References to the Apostles in Art and Poetry -- Appendix 2: Overview of Non-Canonical References to the Apostl...

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Published in:Vigiliae Christianae
Contributors: Dijkstra, Roald 1985- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Brill [2016]
In: Vigiliae Christianae (134)
Series/Journal:Vigiliae Christianae Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae 134
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Apostle (Motif) / Christian Poetry / Church
Further subjects:B Christian poetry, Early History and criticism
B Art, Early Christian Themes, motives
B Thesis
B Apostles in art
B Apostles in literature
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Summary:Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Early Christian Poets and the Apostles -- 2 Art, Poetry and the Apostles -- General Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendix 1: Overview of Canonical References to the Apostles in Art and Poetry -- Appendix 2: Overview of Non-Canonical References to the Apostles in Art and Poetry -- Appendix 3: Figures -- Index of Names and Subjects -- Index locorum -- Index of Sarcophagi.
The Apostles in Early Christian Art and Poetry presents the first in-depth analysis of the origins of the representation of the apostles (the twelve disciples and Paul) in verse and image in the late antique Greco-Roman world (250-400). Especially in the West, the apostles are omnipresent, in particular on sarcophagi and in Biblical and martyr poetry. They primarily function as witnesses of Christ’s stay on earth, but Peter and Paul are also popular saints of their own. Occasionally, the other apostles come to the fore as individual figures. Direct influence from art on poetry or vice versa appears to be difficult to trace, but principal developments of late antique society are reflected in the representation of the apostles in both media
Item Description:Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, 2014). - Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9004309748
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Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789004309746