IMC 2009: Sessions
Session 1214: Art and Authority: The Use of Imagery to Establish Orthodoxy
Wednesday 15 July 2009, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | Classical, Byzantine & Medieval Section, Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London |
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| Organiser: | Laura Cleaver, Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London |
| Moderator/Chair: | Kathryn Gerry, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore |
| Paper 1214-a | 'I would defend the sentences of the Master': Representations of Peter Lombard and Accusations of Heresy in the 12th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Painting, Education, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
| Paper 1214-b | A Distinguished Colleague or a Dangerous Influence?: Images of Aristotle in 13th-Century Manuscripts (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Painting, Learning (The Classical Inheritance), Manuscripts and Palaeography |
| Paper 1214-c | 'Popish walls and vile superstitions': Iconoclasm and Architectural Erasure under Edward VI (Language: English) Index terms: Architecture - Religious, Art History - General |
| Abstract | This session will explore the role of art in shaping ideas of orthodoxy. The papers focus on particular historical debates and explore the ways in which art was used in connection with arguments about heresy. The first two papers examine the use of images to establish and maintain the reputation of authors whose work was challenged. They consider how posthumous figures were reinvented by contemporaries in line with current ideas. The final paper tackles the question from the opposite angle as it considers the destruction of art during the English Reformation. It addresses how those in authority removed and destroyed art to establish a new orthodoxy for the Middle Ages. |