Donor portraits in Byzantine art : the vicissitudes of contact between human and divine / Rico Franses, American University of Beirut.

This book explores the range of images in Byzantine art known as donor portraits. It concentrates on the distinctive, supplicatory contact shown between ordinary, mortal figures and their holy, supernatural interlocutors. The topic is approached from a range of perspectives, including art history, t...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Cambridge)
Main Author:	Franses, Rico (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Subjects:	Portraits, Byzantine. Benefactors in art. Byzantine Empire > Religious life and customs. Byzantine Empire.