Instrument of Death and Tree of Life
This article overviews the background of the representation of the Cross in Late Antique and Byzantine monumental art. Several contexts of the usage of the Cross are considered, such as the Cross as a non-anthropomorphic substitute of Christ; the Cross as a cosmic symbol simultaneously framing the s...
| Published in: | Scrinium |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2015
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| In: |
Scrinium
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| IxTheo Classification: | CE Christian art KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages |
| Further subjects: | B
Cross in Late Antique and Byzantine monumental art
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| Summary: | This article overviews the background of the representation of the Cross in Late Antique and Byzantine monumental art. Several contexts of the usage of the Cross are considered, such as the Cross as a non-anthropomorphic substitute of Christ; the Cross as a cosmic symbol simultaneously framing the surrounding decorative space, and the Theophanic Cross in a vault or conch or as a counterpart to the “Earthly” register below.
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| ISSN: | 1817-7565 |
| Contains: | In: Scrinium
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18177565-00111p06 |