Holman Hunt and the Light of the World in Oxford

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-53330-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 196 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 464 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Theology, Imagination and the Arts

This book provides an up-to-date introduction to the religious and artistic story behind The Light of the World by William Holman Hunt. Created in the mid-nineteenth century, it is often said to be the most widely exhibited work of art in history and remains one of the most widely known Christian paintings to this day. The subject matter provides a rich wealth of resources, touching on the extraordinary artistic renewal associated with the Oxford Movement, its religious and intellectual revolution in recovering early Christian tropes and motives of scriptural interpretation. The book also considers the painting’s impact on the religious and cultural life of the British Empire as its tour served not just spiritual edification but also the promotion of imperial values. The contributions reflect on concerns of decolonisation while illustrating religious art’s ability to engage relevantly with contemporary concerns. Enabling a fresh encounter with the painting, this book will be of interest to theologians, biblical scholars, and historians.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bockmuehl, Markus

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Künstlerische Stoffe, Motive, Themen Künstlerische Stoffe, Motive, Themen: Religiöse Themen
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. William Holman Hunt’s Religious and Historical Context 3. Pre-Raphaelite Light: Hunt’s Vision of Salvation 4. Christina Rossetti’s Christology 5. The Light of the World on Tour 6. Revelation 3.20 in the Light of The Light of the World 7. A Disturbing Painting 8. Postcolonialism and Ways of Seeing The Light of the World 9. Holman Hunt’s The Light of the World and Iconography: ‘In Your Light We See Light’ 10. Seeing God Through Portrait Paintings of Displaced Women: An Aesthetics of Hospitality 11. The Light of the World and the Dynamics of Conversion

Über Autor(innen)

Markus Bockmuehl is Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford, UK.