IMC 2009: Sessions
Session 1314: Writ Large: Heresy and Orthodoxy in the Decoration of Medieval Buildings
Wednesday 15 July 2009, 16.30-18.00
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: | Laura Cleaver, Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London |
Paper 1314-a | Popes in Pain: The Struggle against Heresy in Byzantine Rome in the 7th and 8th Centuries (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Painting, Byzantine Studies |
Paper 1314-b | Justinian the Great: Emperor and Saint? (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Byzantine Studies |
Paper 1314-c | Working in the Vineyard of the Lord: Heresy and the Representation of the Works of Mercy in Late Medieval Italy (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Painting, Art History - Sculpture, Lay Piety |
Abstract | This session will explore the use of large-scale decoration in buildings to express statements of belief and shape ideas of heresy and orthodoxy. The papers will focus on monuments in Italy and Constantinople made over a broad time-span. The production of decorative schemes in and on these buildings will be set in a historical context as the speakers address the possible motives of the patrons of particular works and their involvement with these projects. The speakers will also consider how these images might have been received and understood by contemporary viewers. |