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Aesthetics of Enumeration: The Arma Christi in Medieval Visual Art

Year: 2022

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: The chapter explores pictorial representations of the Arma Christi in late medieval visual art under the premise of their list-like character. The aim is to explain how artists designed the representations of the Arma with a conceptual purpose regarding the interplay of aesthetics and functionality to tie the beholder’s gaze and thoughts to the Passion of Christ. As will be shown, an examination of the Arma from the perspective of enumeration enables a more theoretical understanding of the list and its potential in the late medieval practice of piety.

Source: Springer eBooks

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-76970-3_12

Author: Daniela Wagner

Institution: University of Tübingen

Language: English

Topic: Medieval Literature and History

Subfield: History

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, European Research Council

Award: SFB 1391: Andere Ästhetik