IMC 2014: Sessions
Session 221: Luxury Art, II: Emperors and Their Use of Art
Monday 7 July 2014, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | Universiteit van Amsterdam |
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Organiser: | Wendelien A. W. Van Welie-Vink, Afdeling Kunst- en cultuurwetenschappen, Universiteit van Amsterdam |
Moderator/Chair: | Julian Gardner, Department of the History of Art, University of Warwick |
Paper 221-a | How to Become an Emperor: Charlemagne and the Byzantine Empire as an Example of Emperorship (Language: English) Index terms: Architecture - Secular, Art History - General, Byzantine Studies |
Paper 221-b | Imperial Gifts from the King: Charlemagne's Diplomatic Gifts as Tokens of Imperial Appearance before the Year 800 (Language: English) Index terms: Architecture - General, Art History - General, Politics and Diplomacy |
Abstract | Artifacts and buildings can play an important role in the image used by an emperor or prince who wants to present himself. Material, iconography but also the example to which the object or building is modeled radiate a message. This session will investigate how art was used in the image that prince and emperor wanted to communicate. |