Pentcheva, Department of Art & Art History, Stanford University The beautiful design and many color images further enhance the appeal of this study."īissera V. "A fascinating synthesis of scholarship on medieval art bringing to the fore the results of the newest research, this book will attract students in medieval art for generations to come. In Experiencing Medieval Art, he brings his 2004 Seeing Medieval Art up to date in a way that only he could do, combining a sweeping review of major themes of strong current interest with an unsurpassed mastery of the recent literature."Ĭonrad Rudolph, Distinguished Professor, Department of the History of Art University of California, Riverside "Nobody knows contemporary medieval art history like Herbert Kessler. It is an excellent resource for faculty wanting to speak more effectively about medieval material in their own classrooms."Ĭhristina Francis, Bloomsburg University, Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Teaching Individual chapters might easily be assigned in an undergraduate classroom, or the work as a whole would serve any medievalist’s library well. ![]() Its comprehensive index provides a useful starting point for doing research into individual topics like The Last Supper or a medium like stained glass and many more. " Experiencing Medieval Art taught me a great deal about medieval art. It is laudatory that Kessler made such an encompassing study flow so seamlessly and invitingly."Įlizabeth Marie Sandoval, Williams College Museum of Art, Journal of British Studies The figures and plates were well chosen and elaborated on throughout the work. "Incorporating abundant multilingual publications, this engaging study will serve as an indispensable reference book and catalyst for further inquiry. With 16 color plates and 81 images in all-including the stained glass of Chartres Cathedral, the mosaics of San Marco, and the Utrecht Psalter, as well as newly discovered works such as the frescoes in Rome’s aula gotica and a twelfth-century aquamanile in Hildesheim- Experiencing Medieval Art makes the complex history of medieval art accessible for students of art history and scholars of medieval history, theology, and literature. ![]() He also introduces the exciting discoveries and revelations that have revolutionized contemporary understanding of medieval art and identifies the vexing challenges that still remain. Kessler considers functional objects as well as paintings and sculptures the circumstances, processes, and materials of production the conflictual relationship between art objects and notions of an ineffable deity the context surrounding medieval art and questions of apprehension, aesthetics, and modern presentation. Across the nine thematic chapters of Experiencing Medieval Art, renowned art historian Herbert L.
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