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Nectar and Illusion - Nature in Byzantine Art and Literature (Hardcover, New)
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Nectar and Illusion - Nature in Byzantine Art and Literature (Hardcover, New)
Series: Onassis Series in Hellenic Culture
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Nature and Illusion is the first extended treament of the portrayal
of nature in Byzantine art and literature. In this richly
illustrated study, Henry Maguire shows how the Byzantines embraced
terrestrial creation in the decoration of their churches during the
fifth to seventh centuries but then adopted a much more cautious
attitude toward the depiction of animals and plants in the middle
ages, after the iconoclastic dispute of the eighth and ninth
centuries. In the medieval period, the art of Byzantine churches
became more anthropocentric and less accepting of natural images.
The danger that the latter might be put to idolatrous use created a
constant state of tension between worldliness, represented by
nature, and otherworldliness, represented by the portrait icons of
the saints. The book discusses the role of iconoclasm in affecting
this fundamental change in Byzantine art, as both sides in the
controversy accused the other of "worshipping the creature rather
than the Creator." An important theme is the asymmetrical
relationship between Byzantine art and literature with respect to
the portrayal of nature. A series of vivid texts described seasons,
landscapes, gardens, and animals, but these were more sparingly
illustrated in medieval art. Maguire concludes by discussing the
abstraction of nature in the form of marble floors and revetments
and with a consideration of the role of architectural backgrounds
in medieval Byzantine art. Throughout Nature and Illusion, medieval
Byzantine art is compared with that of Western Europe, where
different conceptions of religious imagery allowed a closer
engagement with nature.
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