Visual Cultures of Death in Central Europe : Contemplation and Commemoration in Early Modern Poland-Lithuania
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| Title: | Visual Cultures of Death in Central Europe : Contemplation and Commemoration in Early Modern Poland-Lithuania |
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| Description: | In Visual Cultures of Death in Central Europe, Aleksandra Koutny-Jones explores the emergence of a remarkable cultural preoccupation with death in Poland-Lithuania (1569-1795). Examining why such interests resonated so strongly in the Baroque art of this Commonwealth, she argues that the printing revolution, the impact of the Counter-Reformation, and multiple afflictions suffered by Poland-Lithuania all contributed to a deep cultural concern with mortality.Introducing readers to a range of art, architecture and material culture, this study considers various visual evocations of death including'Dance of Death'imagery, funerary decorations, coffin portraiture, tomb chapels and religious landscapes. These, Koutny-Jones argues, engaged with wider European cultures of contemplation and commemoration, while also being critically adapted to the specific context of Poland-Lithuania. |
| Authors: | Aleksandra Koutny-Jones |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Undertakers and undertaking, Death--Social aspects--Lithuania (Grand Duchy), Death--Psychological aspects, Art and society--Poland, Death in art, Death--Social aspects--Poland, Art and society--Lithuania (Grand Duchy) |
| Categories: | ART / Subjects & Themes / Landscapes & Seascapes, ART / European / General |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | In Visual Cultures of Death in Central Europe, Aleksandra Koutny-Jones explores the emergence of a remarkable cultural preoccupation with death in Poland-Lithuania (1569-1795). Examining why such interests resonated so strongly in the Baroque art of this Commonwealth, she argues that the printing revolution, the impact of the Counter-Reformation, and multiple afflictions suffered by Poland-Lithuania all contributed to a deep cultural concern with mortality.Introducing readers to a range of art, architecture and material culture, this study considers various visual evocations of death including'Dance of Death'imagery, funerary decorations, coffin portraiture, tomb chapels and religious landscapes. These, Koutny-Jones argues, engaged with wider European cultures of contemplation and commemoration, while also being critically adapted to the specific context of Poland-Lithuania. |
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| ISBN: | 9789004305076 9789004305250 |
