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OverviewThis volume locates Jean Fouquet's Martyrdom of St Apollonia at the very centre of his ambitions and achievements as a painter of manuscripts. It reveals the painter to be, above all, a consummate 'textual artist', one who reads, interprets, and interacts with the texts he illustrates. In so doing, it places the Apollonia image within the devotional context from which it has been abstracted. This volume also discusses the famous contributions of the Apollonia image to the history of the theatre. The painting has been seen primarily as proof that the artist was a 'man of the theatre', and it has been celebrated as a literal portrait, even a photographic snapshot, of a medieval theatre in performance. In an examination of these claims, this book critically analyses some of the most widely held but little documented doctrines about medieval theatre practices -- doctrines that derive almost exclusively from interpretations of The Martyrdom of St Apollonia. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gordon Kipling (University of California at Los Angeles)Publisher: Brepols N.V. Imprint: Brepols N.V. Weight: 0.413kg ISBN: 9782503533339ISBN 10: 2503533337 Pages: 355 Publication Date: 31 October 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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