Jack M Greenstein: 1 book

Book cover of The Creation of Eve and Renaissance Naturalism

The Creation of Eve and Renaissance Naturalism

Visual Theology and Artistic Invention

by Jack M. Greenstein
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016

Depicting the Creation of Woman presented a special problem for Renaissance artists. The medieval iconography of Eve rising half-formed from Adam's side was hardly compatible with their commitment to the naturalistic representation of the human figure. At the same time, the story of God constructing...
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