| Paper 1721-a | Pagan Gods and Heroes in Early Christian Salamis, Cyprus: Reconsidering the Statuary Display of Its Baths, from the 4th-7th Century
(Language: English)
Panayiotis Panayides, Department of Archaeology, Durham University
Index terms: Archaeology - General, Archaeology - Sites, Architecture - Secular, Art History - Sculpture |
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| Paper 1721-b | In the Shadow of Salian and Hohenstaufen Cathedrals: The Artistic Influence of the Holy Roman Empire on the Polish Romanesque Architecture in the 11th and 12th Century
(Language: English)
Piotr Samól, Faculty of Architecture, Gdańsk University of Technology
Index terms: Archaeology - General, Architecture - General, Architecture - Secular, Art History - General |
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| Paper 1721-c | Regnum Normannorum: Biblical Iconography and Feudal Self-Awareness in Norman Art
(Language: English)
Jesús Rodríguez Viejo, Département d'Histoire de l'Art et Archéologie, Université Paris-Sorbonne - Paris IV
Index terms: Art History - Painting, Biblical Studies, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Social History |
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| Abstract | Paper -a:
There has been a long-standing tendency in previous scholarship to stigmatise the foundation of the Christian Salamis in Cyprus in the 4th century with Christian aversion and hostility towards its pagan past. By re-evaluating the archaeological evidence, this paper aims to explore the fate of the Roman sculpture of the baths, from the 4th to the 7th century. The statuary, inscriptions and the architectural transformations of the complex are inextricably studied, providing a set of arrays that not only challenge the prevailing interpretations but also brings about interesting insights into the life and afterlife of these statues.
Paper -b:
At the end of the 10th century, emperor Otto III had an idea to appoint Slavic states (Poland and Czech) as the one of four pillars of Christian World. Although the Ottonian conception of universal empire collapsed after his death in 1002, the next emperors (up to Frederic Barbarossa) were conducting highly active eastern politics. In spite of the rough relationship between Germany and Poland, Polish monarchs were founding many sacral edifices that were inspired by the imperial cathedrals (Speyer, Mainz, Worms, Quedlinburg, etc.). The aim of the paper is to present the main Polish examples of sacral Romanesque architecture that was created due to the influence of the Holy Roman Empire in the 11th and 12th century.
Paper -c:
By the end of the 11th century, the Normans had spread their power in northern Europe and the central Mediterranean area. Drawing heavily from the neighbouring Byzantine Empire, the Sicilian Norman rulers developed an idea of authority which appeared symbolically in pictorial manifestations, especially mosaics. To contrast, in England and Normandy, the main political reference for the authorities was the extinct Carolingian Empire and, for obvious reasons, this interaction was not in the same degree as that between Byzantium and Sicily. Norman rulers in northern Europe were often represented together with biblical images, mostly related to the ancient Kingdom of Israel and the life of King David. This idea is to be traced back to the taste of Carolingian kings for historical legitimacy in pictorial arts as a symptom of the new conception of power implemented with the consolidation of Christianity in the early Middle Ages.
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