The Place of Narrative: Mural Decoration in Italian Churches, 431-1600

Baskins, Cristelle L.; Lavin, Marilyn Aronberg; Brown, Patricia Fortini

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“…Weitzmann standardized and expanded the formerly existing typologies and popularized the new system to a larger English-speaking scholarly community in the US. This opened up a pathway for a long chain of further clarifications and applications that were all rooted in Weitzmann's typology: this meant numerous attempts in archaeology, for example, by Paul Meyboom (1978) who proposed a revised system of Weitzmann's typology, or Stansbury-O'Donnell (1999) who completed the table along the line of Aristotelian expectations; in other areas of the discipline, such as in medieval, Renaissance and early modern art by Marilyn Aronberg Lavin (1990) who, based on a huge database, identified numerous spatial arrangements in Italian narrative frescoes, or Vidya Dehejia (1990), who expanded Weitzmann's taxonomy for the study of Buddhist art; and in other fields, like narratology and semiotics. Indeed, these additions, redefinitions, and clarifications are still being formed even today.…”

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The Past Is Evolutionary, the Future Is Byzantine: Kurt Weitzmann’s Contribution to the Research on Pictorial Narration

Horváth¹

2023

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In the Illustrations in Roll and Codex (1947), Kurt Weitzmann developed a methodological apparatus for studying Byzantine and medieval narrative book illumination. His approach had two important features: an evolutionary narrative typology that paid attention to the narrative strategies the painter chose for presenting a story and a comparative narrative analysis that observed stories in illustrations in relation to their textual source. The focus of this paper is the personal and institutional background of this method, its context, dissemination, and legacy. Weitzmann advanced the study of pictorial storytelling through his pedagogical work and introduced it into the academic curriculum. Alongside stylistic analysis and iconography, it soon became an essential methodological tool in art history that constituted a link between the art of the Byzantine East and the Latin West. This approach also had a key influence on the style of his autobiographical writings. Weitzmann propagated the study of visual narratives through his extremely productive oeuvre and effective personal influence. In the dissemination of Weitzmann’s ideas, three institutions played a key role: Princeton University, Dumbarton Oaks, and the University of Chicago. Weitzmann’s circle made Byzantine studies the leading field for research into visual narratives over the period from around 1940 to 1980.

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The Past Is Evolutionary, the Future Is Byzantine: Kurt Weitzmann’s Contribution to the Research on Pictorial Narration

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2023

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“…was not an aesthetic formality, especially during the Middle Ages, but rather a means to transmit knowledge about the sacred writings to the churchgoers [63]. Thus, the presence, the quality, and the quantity of the decorative features were considered and compared following what was perceived as their most important attributes:…”

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“…ornamentations (e.g., sculptures, painted glasses, architectural ornament, and others) [63]. The comparative quantities of façade ornamentation were surveyed as part of the current study;…”

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Seismic risk assessment and intervention prioritization for Italian medieval churches

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“…Depending on the theme of the picture, there could be convex or concave surfaces of varying depths. Previous research has explored the shift from painting to visual narrative, e.g., the change of image space (Dunning, 1991), spatial narrative and the culture of murals (Lavin, 1990), and Asian painting composition and visual narrative (Green, 2013). However, despite the attention paid to visual narrative, few studies have focused on the interaction and imitation of specific object design and painting.…”

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The landscape theme of Han bamboo carving art

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Divitiis

2023

Arte, individuo y sociedad (Internet)

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This paper examines the correlation between the form and surface visual narrative of Han bamboo-carved stationery and painting, with the purpose of comprehending how bamboo carving articulates the material and cultural universe of the Han people. During the mid-Ming and Qing dynasties, the Han literati possessed a large number of exquisite bamboo-carved stationeries with landscape motifs. The relationship between bamboo carving landscape motifs and landscape painting is a manifestation of the fusion of Confucian religions in the Han literati culture. We combine a discussion of the decorative motifs in bamboo carving work together with the brushstrokes, techniques and composition of landscape painting in order to explore the expression of culture in bamboo carving. Although bamboo carving art mainly represents the interaction between bamboo carving artists and the material pursuit of literati, it also exhibits the development relationship between painting and craftsmanship. The landscape motif theme of bamboo carving is the representative of craftsmanship and innovation across materials. This is also a valid reason for investigating how Han craftsmanship gradually became professionalized and artistic. The paper argues that bamboo carvings as utensils created a new stage for Han literati culture and facilitated contact with the private market.

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The Place of Narrative: Mural Decoration in Italian Churches, 431-1600

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The Past Is Evolutionary, the Future Is Byzantine: Kurt Weitzmann’s Contribution to the Research on Pictorial Narration

The Past Is Evolutionary, the Future Is Byzantine: Kurt Weitzmann’s Contribution to the Research on Pictorial Narration

Seismic risk assessment and intervention prioritization for Italian medieval churches

The landscape theme of Han bamboo carving art

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