How Long to Read Depicting Orthodoxy in the Russian Middle Ages

How Long Does it Take to Read Depicting Orthodoxy in the Russian Middle Ages?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 32 minutes to read Depicting Orthodoxy in the Russian Middle Ages by Ágnes Kriza

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Description

The image of Divine Wisdom, traditionally associated with the Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod, is an innovation of the fifteenth century. The icon represents the winged, royal, red-faced Sophia flanked by the Mother of God and John the Baptist. Although the image has a contemporaneous commentary, and although it exercised a profound influence on Russian cultural history, its meaning, together with the dating and localisation of the first appearance of the iconography, has remained an art-historical conundrum. By exploring the message, roots, function, and historical context of the creation of the first, most emblematic and enigmatic Russian allegorical iconography, Depicting Orthodoxy in the Russian Middle Ages deciphers the meaning of this icon. In contrast to previous interpretations, Kriza argues that the winged Sophia is the personification of the Orthodox Church. The Novgorod Wisdom icon represents the Church of Hagia Sophia, that is, Orthodoxy, as it was perceived in fifteenth-century Rus. Depicting Orthodoxy asserts that the icon, together with its commentary, was a visual-textual response to the Union of Florence between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, signed in 1439 but rejected by the Russians in 1441. This interpretation is based on detailed interdisciplinary research, drawing on philology, art history, theology, and history. Kriza's study challenges some key assumptions concerning the relevance of Church Schism of 1054, the polemics between the Greeks and the Latins about the bread of Eucharist, and the role of the Union of Florence in the history of Russian art. In particular, by studying both well- and lesser-known works of art alongside overlooked textual evidence, this volume investigates how the Christian Church and its true faith were defined and visualized in Rus and Byzantium throughout the centuries.

How long is Depicting Orthodoxy in the Russian Middle Ages?

Depicting Orthodoxy in the Russian Middle Ages by Ágnes Kriza is 385 pages long, and a total of 98,175 words.

This makes it 130% the length of the average book. It also has 120% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Depicting Orthodoxy in the Russian Middle Ages Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 56 minutes to read Depicting Orthodoxy in the Russian Middle Ages aloud.

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Depicting Orthodoxy in the Russian Middle Ages is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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