Eve's apple to last supper: picturing food in the Bible
There are a huge number of works of art which represent Biblical scenes, and even though only a handful of such pictorial representations show meals or cookery, it is an intriguing visual topic. This splendidly illustrated book deals with about twenty episodes which are relatively frequently chose a...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Woodbridge
The Boydell Press
2017
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible
/ Illustration
/ Art
/ Food (Motif)
/ Eating (Motif)
/ History 300-1700
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| IxTheo Classification: | FA Theology |
| Further subjects: | B
Dinners and dining in the Bible
B Food in the Bible B Bible Illustrations B Bible Illustrations B Dinners and dining in art B Food in art |
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| Summary: | There are a huge number of works of art which represent Biblical scenes, and even though only a handful of such pictorial representations show meals or cookery, it is an intriguing visual topic. This splendidly illustrated book deals with about twenty episodes which are relatively frequently chose as subjects by painters. The emphasis is on the social aspects of eating and discusses both the figures in such scenes, their postures and gestures, and the moral lessons of the text. The actual food is relatively sparsely shown but is nonetheless culturally interesting. The text provides both a detailed commentary on the images themselves and the broader context from which they derive |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (page 165) and indexes |
| ISBN: | 178327137X |