Royal imagery in medieval Georgia

Antony Eastmond

Medieval Georgia, in the Caucasus, produced a wealth of monuments to its rulers, of which little is known outside the former Soviet Union. This book examines the development of royal imagery in Georgia between the 9th and 13th centuries. Positioned between the Christian and Islamic worlds, Georgia provides an excellent case study for the investigation of issues regarding the relationship between art and power and the transmission of ideas between East and West. Byzantine, Persian, Armenian, Turkic and local traditions are shown to have influenced the image of power promoted by the Georgian rulers, and Eastmond bases his study on fine examples ranging from high relief stone carvings to sophisticated wall-painting cycles. Initially, the book traces the production and interpretation of royal imagery over five centuries, from the revivial of the Georgian monarchy in the 9th century to its culmination in the reign of Queen Tamar (1184-1213) on the eve of the Mongolian invasions. Eastmond highlights the ways in which the details and settings of each image of a ruler were very carefully designed to impress different audiences, allowing for the co-existence of contradictory portrayals. Specifically, the book concentrates on the five surviving images of Queen Tamar. These portraits provide untapped evidence of the ways in which artistic traditions were transformed by the need to legitimize the accession of a woman to power. Eastmond also challenges the typically held view that the role of patronage in the functioning and development of royal imagery was centrally controlled. He proposes instead that it was manipulated by members of the court to promote both local and royal interests. The text introduces a rarely seen body of important works and provides a model of interpretation that can be applied to the study of royal art elsewhere in the Byzantine and Western medieval worlds.

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書名 Royal imagery in medieval Georgia
著作者等 Eastmond, Antony
出版元 Pennsylvania State University Press
刊行年月 c1998
ページ数 xx, 268 p., [16] p. of plates
大きさ 29 cm
ISBN 0271016280
NCID BA47713657
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言語 英語
出版国 アメリカ合衆国
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