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Social groups formed around shared religious beliefs encountered
significant change and challenges between the 1860s and the 1970s.
This book is the first collection of essays of its kind to take a
broad, thematically-driven case study approach to this genre of
architecture and its associated visual culture and communal
experience. Examples range from Nuns' holy spaces celebrating the
life of St Theresa of Lisieux to utopian American desert
communities and their reliance on the philosophy of Teilhard de
Chardin. Modern religious architecture converses with a broad
spectrum of social, anthropological, cultural and theological
discourses and the authors engage with them rigorously and
innovatively. As such, new readings of sacred spaces offer new
angles and perspectives on some of the dominant narratives of the
nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries: empire, urban
expansion, pluralism and modernity. In a post-traditional
landscape, religious architecture suggests expansive ways of
exploring themes including nostalgia and revivalism; engineering
and technological innovation; prayer and spiritual experimentation;
and the beauty of holiness for a brave new world. Shaped by the
tensions and anxieties of the modern era and powerfully expressed
in the space and material culture of faith, the architecture
presented here creates a set of new turning points in the history
of the built environment.
Social groups formed around shared religious beliefs encountered
significant change and challenges between the 1860s and the 1970s.
This book is the first collection of essays of its kind to take a
broad, thematically-driven case study approach to this genre of
architecture and its associated visual culture and communal
experience. Examples range from Nuns' holy spaces celebrating the
life of St Theresa of Lisieux to utopian American desert
communities and their reliance on the philosophy of Teilhard de
Chardin. Modern religious architecture converses with a broad
spectrum of social, anthropological, cultural and theological
discourses and the authors engage with them rigorously and
innovatively. As such, new readings of sacred spaces offer new
angles and perspectives on some of the dominant narratives of the
nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries: empire, urban
expansion, pluralism and modernity. In a post-traditional
landscape, religious architecture suggests expansive ways of
exploring themes including nostalgia and revivalism; engineering
and technological innovation; prayer and spiritual experimentation;
and the beauty of holiness for a brave new world. Shaped by the
tensions and anxieties of the modern era and powerfully expressed
in the space and material culture of faith, the architecture
presented here creates a set of new turning points in the history
of the built environment.
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Saint Francis of Assisi (Hardcover)
Gabriele Finaldi, Joost Joustra; Contributions by Susanna Avery-Quash, Ayla Lepine, Laura Llewellyn, …
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Exploring the life, imagery and lasting appeal of Saint Francis of
Assisi (1182–1226), this landmark book features a core of
important historic paintings representing the saint by Giotto,
Sassetta, Caravaggio, Zurbarán and El Greco. From his native
Umbria, Saint Francis’s image spread rapidly to become a global
phenomenon and a continuous source of artistic fascination. His
commitment to the poor, powerful appeals for peace, openness to
dialogue with other religions and embryonic environmentalism
radically impacted the Church and society of his time, and still
hold great interest today. Â Spanning seven centuries and
ranging from the earliest, relic-like objects to contemporary art
in a variety of media, including works by Antony Gormley, Giuseppe
Penone and a new commission from Richard Long, Saint Francis of
Assisi reflects on the lasting legacy of Saint Francis – an
inherently modern figure who retains a universal appeal. Published
by National Gallery Global/Distributed by Yale University
Press Exhibition Schedule: The National Gallery, London, 6
May–30 July 2023 Â
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