[parution]Between the Pagan Past and Christian Present in Byzantine Visual Culture. Statues in Constantinople, 4th-13th Centuries

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31 janvier 2022

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Laurent Gallet, « [parution]Between the Pagan Past and Christian Present in Byzantine Visual Culture. Statues in Constantinople, 4th-13th Centuries », Les moissons d'hypothèses, ID : 10670/1.2f1bcr


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Up to its pillage by the Crusaders in 1204, Constantinople teemed with magnificent statues of emperors, pagan gods, and mythical beasts. Yet the significance of this wealth of public sculpture has hardly been acknowledged beyond late antiquity. In this book, Paroma Chatterjee offers a new perspective on the topic, arguing that pagan statues were an integral part of Byzantine visual culture. Examining the evidence in patriographies, chronicles, novels, and epigrams, she demonstrates that the s...

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