Overview
In this volume Anthi Andronikou explores the social, cultural, religious and trade encounters between Italy and Cyprus during the late Middle Ages, from ca. 1200 -1400, and situates them within several Mediterranean contexts. Revealing the complex artistic exchange between the two regions for the first time, she probes the rich but neglected cultural interaction through comparison of the intriguing thirteenth-century wall paintings in rock-cut churches of Apulia and Basilicata, the puzzling panels of the Madonna della Madia and the Madonna di Andria, and painted chapels in Cyprus, Lebanon, and Syria. Andronikou also investigates fourteenth-century cross-currents that have not been adequately studied, notably the cult of Saint Aquinas in Cyprus, Crusader propaganda in Santa Maria Novella in Florence, and a unique series of icons crafted by Venetian painters working in Cyprus. Offering new insights into Italian and Byzantine visual cultures, her book contributes to a broader understanding of cultural production and worldviews of the medieval Mediterranean.
Full Product Details
Author: Anthi Andronikou (University of St Andrews, Scotland)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 18.50cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 26.00cm
Weight: 1.060kg
ISBN: 9781316510926
ISBN 10: 1316510921
Pages: 410
Publication Date: 08 September 2022
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
'[This study] provides a highly thought-provoking analysis that will be of interest both to art historians and to scholars researching cross-cultural exchange during this era. It sheds light on matters as diverse as the cult of saints, crusading propaganda, commerce and international politics. More importantly, it describes a long-term trajectory for the development of 'Crusader Art' across Italy and many areas of the eastern Mediterranean that encompasses and informs a whole range of developments, whether artistic, political, military, commercial or cultural. Elegantly written and enriched with many colour photographs, it represents a major addition to scholarship in this field.' Nicholas Morton, Al-Masaq
Author Information
Anthi Andronikou is British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of St Andrews. A recipient of fellowships and awards from Princeton University, the British School at Rome, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, and the Dranakis Prize, she has co-edited (with Peter Humfrey) The Pittas Collection:Mythological Paintings and Sculptures.
