From Conservation to Interpretation: Studies of Religious Art (C. 1100-C. 1800) in Northern and Central Europe

Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-90-429-3466-5
Verlag: PEETERS PUB

Buch, Englisch, Band 7, 366 Seiten, Format (B × H): 185 mm x 256 mm, Gewicht: 921 g

Reihe: Art & Religion

Technology and conservation are indispensible to our understanding of
the history of religious art. Material and technical aspects of
historical art works yield a great deal of information about provenance,
and thus reflect the cultural networks that characterized the world that
produced them. Furthermore, the imagery and decoration of art works
express their religious meanings, while details including reworking and
damage may inform us about their use (or disuse) in liturgy and
devotion.



The Swedish conservator and art historian Peter Tångeberg has shown how
the insights and methods of art conservation can make important steps in
the history of art (not least religious art). He has brought the wealth
of medieval and early modern art works in Scandinavia to a European
audience and opened up new discussions – as well as stirring up old ones
– on a range of aspects, including the transfer of styles and motifs,
materials and technologies across Central and Northern Europe.



This volume, which is dedicated to Tångeberg by fifteen friends and
colleagues on the occasion of his 75th birthday, reflects much of his
long and fruitful professional life. All of the contributions pursue a
combined perspective on technical/material issues and contextual (mostly
liturgical or devotional) aspects. The art works cover the period from
c. 1100 to c. 1800 and all originated in the wide area of Tångeberg’s
scholarly activity, especially Scandinavia and large parts of Western
and Central Europe.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kroesen, J.

Nyborg, E.

Sauerberg, M-L

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Künstlerische Stoffe, Motive, Themen Künstlerische Stoffe, Motive, Themen: Religiöse Themen
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: Barock, Klassizismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: Völkerwanderung und Mittelalter
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: Renaissance, Manierismus