A Brief History of Christ - (Full-Color Illustration Collectible Edition)

Author: (USA) Jaroslav Pelikan
Translator: Chen Yamao / Country: United States
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: The portrayal of Jesus in timeless masterpieces and classic works, comprehensively revealing the decisive influence of Christ on the entire Western cultural process. Nearly 200 Western classical paintings: Iconic paintings of Jesus by the world's finest artists, encompassing a rich variety of artistic forms from oil paintings, tempera paintings to illustrations. Academically valuable text: Beyond profound yet accessible writing, it features authoritative perspectives and arguments, greatly benefiting the expansion of academic horizons and the enrichment of our knowledge. Concise and insightful visual and textual analysis: Deeply explores the profound religious symbolism, meaning, and hidden secrets within Jesus' iconic paintings. Throughout Western history over two millennia, Jesus Christ has had an undeniable and profound impact. Numerous details indicate that his image is not uniform, with each era presenting different depictions. The nearly 200 famous paintings and classic works cited in this book aim to visually and textually restore the image of Jesus that permeated Western culture from the 1st to the 20th century, serving as a key to understanding the characteristics of different eras. This book is a highly creative masterpiece by Pelikan, the professor of intellectual history at Yale University, following his seminal work The Christian Tradition. It is neither a biography of Jesus nor a history of Christianity as a religion, but rather presents the historical essence of Christian thought through the relationship between Christianity and the entire cultural history, opening up new perspectives and research fields for academia and the cultural and artistic communities.