Saints and sinners in the sky : astronomy, religion and art in western culture / Michael Mendillo.
Mendillo, M. (Michael), author.
2022
QB14.5 .M46 2022
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Title
Saints and sinners in the sky : astronomy, religion and art in western culture / Michael Mendillo.
Author
Mendillo, M. (Michael), author.
ISBN
9783030842703 (electronic bk.)
3030842703 (electronic bk.)
9783030842697
303084269X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84270-3
Published
Cham : Springer ; Chichester, UK : Praxis Publishing, [2022]
Copyright
©2022
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color).
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-84270-3 doi
Call Number
QB14.5 .M46 2022
Dewey Decimal Classification
520
Summary
In this book, Boston University Professor of Astronomy Michael Mendillo takes readers deep into the annals of history, showing how visual depictions of the heavens evolved in tandem with science and religion throughout much of Western culture. With unprecedented scope and scale, Professor Mendillo explores how cave art, illuminated manuscripts, sculptures, paintings and architecture reflected some of the great religious and secular battles taking place over the course of centuries. Enter a world of biblical proportions, where constellations of ancient heroes and pagans were thoroughly recast as Christian saints and the Twelve Apostles. This nontechnical narrative brings vitality and accessibility to some of the most enduring subjects in human history, offering a lively new exploration of the visual connections between celestial phenomena and artistic expression.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 12, 2022).
Series
Springer-Praxis books in popular astronomy. 2626-8779
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Part 1: ARTISTIC ASTRONOMY AND RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY
Chapter 1. Astronomical Constellations and How to Portray Them
Chapter 2. New Players, New Roles
Chapter 3. The Schiller Enterprise
Chapter 4. The Christianized Zodiac of the Northern Hemisphere
Chapter 5. The Christianized Zodiac of the Southern Hemisphere
Chapter 6. Responses
- Theological and Astronomical
Part 2: ASTRONOMY IN CHRISTIAN ART
Chapter 7. Pagan Constellations in Christian Art
Chapter 8. Beyond Constellations: Astronomical Components in Religious Art
Part 3: CONSTELLATIONS IN SECULAR ART AND ARCHITECTURE
Chapter 9. Rubens and Astronomy
Chapter 10. Constellation-Art Connections in Multi-Media
Chapter 11. Constellations as Decorative Architecture
Chapter 12. Modern Art and the Many Themes of Constellations
Chapter 13. Astronomical Stars of Modern Art.

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