Session1635
TitleExploring the 14th Century across the Eastern and Western Christian World, II: Abundance and Nearness - Communicating with the Viewer
Date/TimeThursday 7 July 2016: 11.15-12.45
 
SponsorCourtauld Institute of Art, London / University of York
 
OrganiserLivia Lupi, Department of the History of Art, University of Warwick
Maria Alessia Rossi, Index of Medieval Art, Princeton University
 
Moderator/ChairChristine Ungruh, Kunsthistorisches Institut, Freie Universität Berlin
 
Paper 1635-a Multiplying Figures and Expounding Narrative: The Role of the Crowd in 14th-Century Depictions of Christ's Miracle Cycle
(Language: English)
Maria Alessia Rossi, Index of Medieval Art, Princeton University
Index Terms: Art History - Painting; Byzantine Studies; Social History
Paper 1635-b Architectural Delight: The Rhetoric of Painted Architecture in the 14th Century
(Language: English)
Livia Lupi, Department of the History of Art, University of Warwick
Index Terms: Art History - Painting; Language and Literature - Italian; Rhetoric
Paper 1635-c Byzantine Nearness and Renaissance Distance in 14th-Century Italian Painting
(Language: English)
Hans Bloemsma, Department of Art History / University College Roosevelt, Universiteit Utrecht
Index Terms: Art History - Painting; Religious Life; Theology
 
AbstractIt is commonly acknowledged that whilst 14th-century Western artists explored three-dimensionality, Byzantine art maintained an abstract character. However, visual evidence demonstrates that similar changes occurred in both Eastern and Western art at this time: the number of figures increases and architectural settings become more detailed. This art-historical session reassesses points of contact between East and West by examining the role of narrative in Byzantine and Serbian depictions of Christ's Miracle Cycle; by reflecting on the prominence of architecture and abundance of architectural detail in both Eastern and Western painting; and by looking at Byzantine modes of representation in Italian art.