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Visual Cultures of Death in Central Europe - Contemplation and Commemoration in Early Modern Poland-Lithuania (Hardcover)
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Visual Cultures of Death in Central Europe - Contemplation and Commemoration in Early Modern Poland-Lithuania (Hardcover)
Series: Northern World, 73
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In Visual Cultures of Death in Central Europe, Aleksandra
Koutny-Jones explores the emergence of a remarkable cultural
preoccupation with death in Poland-Lithuania (1569-1795). Examining
why such interests resonated so strongly in the Baroque art of this
Commonwealth, she argues that the printing revolution, the impact
of the Counter-Reformation, and multiple afflictions suffered by
Poland-Lithuania all contributed to a deep cultural concern with
mortality. Introducing readers to a range of art, architecture and
material culture, this study considers various visual evocations of
death including 'Dance of Death' imagery, funerary decorations,
coffin portraiture, tomb chapels and religious landscapes. These,
Koutny-Jones argues, engaged with wider European cultures of
contemplation and commemoration, while also being critically
adapted to the specific context of Poland-Lithuania.
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