Between Christ and Antichrist: 'Adoration of the Magi' by Hieronymus Bosch
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Since the Middle Ages, thousands of images of the Gospel scene have come down to us, where three magi bring gifts to the newborn Jesus. Among the ivory reliefs, book miniatures, mosaics, frescoes, altarpieces, and stained glass windows, one image stands out that has long intrigued historians - the triptych "Adoration of the Magi" painted by Hieronymus Bosch. It contains numerous iconographic "anomalies." Who is the bearded man standing in the doorway of the hut? His red cloak is draped over his bare body, a turban wound with thorns on his head, and his ankle is enclosed in a glass vessel through which a bleeding wound is visible. Why are there sirens and fish devouring each other depicted on the clothes of the black-skinned magus and his servant? In the West, the three "kings" who came to Bethlehem were revered as saints, and these details do not fit well with righteousness. To decipher Bosch's message, medievalist historian Mikhail Maizuls turns to medieval demonology, anti-Jewish polemics, astrological theories, and apocalyptic myths about the end times and the Antichrist.
Author:
Author:Maizuls Mikhail Romanovich
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:History & Geography
- Category:Science Fiction
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:offset
Dimensions:
Dimensions:26x20.5x1.8 cm
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:0+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-00139-478-5
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