The Feathered Man: The Reception of Daniel 4 in a 17th-Century English Tapestry of Nebuchadnezzar Transformed into a Beast
The imagery of Nebuchadnezzar’s divine affliction in Daniel 4 is as complex as it is fantastic. A variety of literary images interweave to present the king’s affliction in explicitly animalising terms. Despite this complexity, most visual depictions of the text focus on a largely similar image - tha...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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| In: |
Journal of the bible and its reception
Year: 2024, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 115-138 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Daniel 4
/ Nebuchadnezzar II Babylonia, King -562 BC
/ Reception
/ History 1600-1700
/ Carpet
/ Wall decoration
/ England
/ Unmensch
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| IxTheo Classification: | CE Christian art HB Old Testament KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history |
| Further subjects: | B
Nebuchadnezzar
B Tapestry B Daniel 4 B Thomas Poyntz B Visual Reception |
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