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- Between the Pagan Past and Christian Present in Byzantine Visual Culture
- Between the Pagan Past and Christian Present in Byzantine Visual Culture
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- One The Byzantine Statue
- Two Prophecy
- Three History
- Four Mimesis
- Five Epigrams and Statues
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Five - Epigrams and Statues
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 September 2021
- Between the Pagan Past and Christian Present in Byzantine Visual Culture
- Between the Pagan Past and Christian Present in Byzantine Visual Culture
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- One The Byzantine Statue
- Two Prophecy
- Three History
- Four Mimesis
- Five Epigrams and Statues
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Greatly daring was the wax that formed the image of the invisible prince of the Angels, incorporeal in the essence of his forms. But yet it is not without grace; for a man looking at the image directs his mind to a higher contemplation. No longer has he a confused veneration, but imprinting the image in himself he fears him as if he were present. The eyes stir up the depths of the spirit, and Art can convey by colors the prayers of the soul.
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- Between the Pagan Past and Christian Present in Byzantine Visual CultureStatues in Constantinople, 4th-13th Centuries CE, pp. 168 - 202Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022