Book contents
- Visualizing Christ’s Miracles in Late Byzantium
- Visualizing Christ’s Miracles in Late Byzantium
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Drawings
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Ecclesiastical Policies and the Sociohistorical Context of the Early Palaiologan Period
- 2 A Wealth of Sources
- 3 Christ’s Miracles
- 4 Christ’s Miracles
- 5 Christ’s Miracle Cycle in Byzantine Churches
- Conclusion
- Tables A–E
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
- Subject Index
3 - Christ’s Miracles
Selection and Iconography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 January 2025
- Visualizing Christ’s Miracles in Late Byzantium
- Visualizing Christ’s Miracles in Late Byzantium
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Drawings
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Ecclesiastical Policies and the Sociohistorical Context of the Early Palaiologan Period
- 2 A Wealth of Sources
- 3 Christ’s Miracles
- 4 Christ’s Miracles
- 5 Christ’s Miracle Cycle in Byzantine Churches
- Conclusion
- Tables A–E
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
- Subject Index
Summary
Chapter 3 introduces the eight Byzantine churches housing visual depictions of Christ’s miracles and presents a thematic analysis of the cycle. The first part of this chapter examines the selection process of the episodes depicted in early Palaiologan cycles and their iconography. It theorizes how the choices were made about which miracles were included or excluded and delves into the political and theological concerns that might have affected this selection. The second part of the chapter assesses and explains the iconographic peculiarities of this period by examining the development of Christ’s miracles in the early Palaiologan period in comparison to earlier visual material.
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- Visualizing Christ's Miracles in Late ByzantiumArt, Theology, and Court Culture, pp. 47 - 144Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024