Apocalypse of the Middle Ages: Jerome Bosch, Ivan the Terrible, the end of the world
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This book talks about the most important, especially in the medieval era, category - about the end of the world, about the expectation of the end of the world. The main character of this book, like its main image, is the Apocalypse. However, what is the apocalypse? How did it arise? What are its origins? Why is the image of total collapse so ubiquitous and even attractive? What is common between the revelation of John the Theologian, paintings by Jerome Bosch and the sinister activity of Ivan the Terrible? Appeal to three characters remaining iconic and now allows you to see the evolution of the medieval idea of fixes, obsessed with the idea of the end of the world. The reader learns how the Apocalypse showed himself in the visual arts, architecture and direct political action.
The author of the book is Valeria Kosyakova, candidate of cultural studies, a member of the Association of Arts, a specialist in the field of visual research and culture of the Middle Ages, a teacher of the Russian State University
The author of the book is Valeria Kosyakova, candidate of cultural studies, a member of the Association of Arts, a specialist in the field of visual research and culture of the Middle Ages, a teacher of the Russian State University
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Politics & Social Science
- Category:Phylosophy
- Category:Reference books
Paper:
Paper:coated
Series:
Series: Runet History and Science
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-17-103542-6
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