Likeness and Presence

A History of the Image before the Era of Art

Hans Belting, Edmund Jephcott

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University of Chicago Press
15 January 1997

Religious subjects depicted in art; Cultural studies

"Before the Renaissance and Reformation, holy images were treated not as ""art"" but as objects of veneration which possessed the tangible presence of the Holy. In this magisterial book, Hans Belting traces the long history of the sacral image and its changing role in European culture. Likeness and Presence looks at the beliefs, superstitions, hopes, and fears that come into play as people handle and respond to sacred

images, and presents a compelling interpretation of the place of the image in Western history.

""A rarity within its genre—an art-historical analysis of iconography which is itself iconoclastic. . . . One of the most intellectually exciting and historically grounded interpretations of Christian iconography."" —Graham Howes, Times Literary Supplement

""Likeness and Presence offers the best source to survey the facts of what European Christians put in their churches. . . . An impressively detailed contextual analysis of medieval objects."" —Robin Cormack, New York Times Book Review

""I cannot begin to describe the richness or the imaginative grandeur of Hans Belting's book. . . . It is a work that anyone interested in art, or in the history of thought about art, should regard as urgent reading. It is a tremendous achievement.""—Arthur C. Danto, New Republic"

By: Hans Belting
Translated by: Edmund Jephcott
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 24mm, Width: 18mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 1.134kg
ISBN: 9780226042152
ISBN 10: 0226042154
Pages: 676
Publication Date: 15 January 1997
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hans Belting (1935-2023) was the Mary Jane Crowe Professor of Art History at Northwestern University. His books include The End of the History of Art?, Likeness and Presence: A History of the Image before the Era of Art, and The Invisible Masterpiece, all published by the University of Chicago Press.