Angels in representations of the Baptism of Christ : a survey with reference to El Greco's innovative approach to the scene

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dc.contributor.author Mare, Estelle Alma
dc.date.accessioned 2010-07-13T08:29:06Z
dc.date.available 2010-07-13T08:29:06Z
dc.date.issued 2000
dc.description Article digitised using: Suprascan 1000 RGB scanner, scanned at 400 dpi; 24-bit colour; 100% Image derivating - Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS3 - Image levels, crop, deskew Abbyy Fine Reader No.9 - Image manipulation + OCR Adobe Acrobat 9 (PDF) en_US
dc.description.abstract Angels in Christian art mainly fulfil the role of intermediaries between God and human beings or messengers from God. In this article the focus will be on the inclusion of angels in representations of the Baptism of Christ, which poses a special problem because this iconography has no Biblical basis. Explanations are suggested for this deviation from the Biblical evidence, and the formal development of the theme is briefly surveyed in order to ascertain stages of innovative representation since early Christian times. Speculation about innovation in art, relevant to the discussion of the inclusion of angels in Baptism scenes, leads to an interpretation of two paintings by El Greco which present a late sixteenth-century innovative approach to the theme. en_US
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dc.format.extent Journal article en_US
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dc.identifier.citation Mare, EA 2000, 'Angels in representations of the Baptism of Christ: a survey with reference to El Greco's innovative approach to the scene.' South African Journal of Art History, vol. 15, pp. 85-95. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0258-3542
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/14421
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Art Historical Workgroup of South Africa en_US
dc.rights Art Historical Workgroup of South Africa en_US
dc.subject Angels en_US
dc.subject Christian art en_US
dc.subject Baptism of Christ en_US
dc.subject El Greco, 1541-1614 en_US
dc.subject Theotokopoulos, Domenikos, 1541-1614 en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Art -- History en
dc.subject.lcsh Christian art and symbolism en
dc.subject.lcsh Christian art and symbolism -- Renaissance, 1450-1600 en
dc.subject.lcsh Jesus Christ -- Baptism -- Art en
dc.subject.lcsh Angels -- Christianity en
dc.subject.lcsh Angels in art en
dc.subject.lcsh Greco, 1541?-1614 -- Criticism and interpretation en
dc.title Angels in representations of the Baptism of Christ : a survey with reference to El Greco's innovative approach to the scene en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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