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IMC 2010: Sessions

Session 1528: Faraway Jerusalem: The Influence of Jerusalem on Iconographic Details

Thursday 15 July 2010, 09.00-10.30

Sponsor:Universiteit van Amsterdam
Organiser:Wendelien A. W. Van Welie-Vink, Afdeling Kunst- en cultuurwetenschappen, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Moderator/Chair:Annika Rulkens, Leerstoelgroep Geschiedenis van de bouwkunst, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Paper 1528-aBearing Arms: Henry the Lion's Quest for Relics in Byzantium, the Holy Land, and Italy
(Language: English)
Jitske Jasperse, Departement Kunst-, religie- en cultuurwetenschappen, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Index terms: Art History - General, Art History - Decorative Arts, Politics and Diplomacy
Paper 1528-bChild or Chicken: An Iconographic Detail in a Battle for Jerusalem
(Language: English)
Claudine A. Chavannes-Mazel, Departement Kunst-, religie- en cultuurwetenschappen, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Index terms: Art History - General, Historiography - Medieval, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Politics and Diplomacy
Paper 1528-cA Pig Snout as a Sign of Evil: How Frederic of Hohenstaufen Negotiated for Jerusalem
(Language: English)
Wendelien A. W. Van Welie-Vink, Afdeling Kunst- en cultuurwetenschappen, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Index terms: Art History - General, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Political Thought
Abstract

Art historical research on Jerusalem has focused mainly on representations of Jerusalem in medieval art. Attention has also been paid to the iconography of the Holy Sepulchre and its influence on ecclesiastical architecture in the West. This session, however, emphasises more subtle influences emanating from Jerusalem.