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Rubens and the Dominican Church in Antwerp: Art and Political Economy in an Age of Religious Conflict

by Adam Sammut

  • Hardback
  • 556 pages
  • Publisher: Brill

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For art history students and Christian scholars

Explains the political power behind sacred art

Helps you view classic church art with fresh eyes

A deep dive into how art and faith shaped the sacred spaces of early modern Antwerp.

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This book is about the Dominican church in Antwerp (today St Paul's). It is structured around three works of art, made or procured by Peter Paul Rubens: the Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary cycle (in situ), Caravaggio's Rosary Madonna (Vienna) and the Wrath of Christ high altarpiece (Lyon). Within the artist's lifetime, the church and monastery were completely rebuilt, creating one of the most spectacular sacred spaces in Northern Europe. In this richly illustrated book, Adam Sammut reconceptualises early modern churches as theatres of political economy, advancing an original approach to cultural production in a time of war. Using methodologies at the cutting edge of the humanities, the place of St Paul's is restored to the crux of Antwerp's commercial, civic and religious life.
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  • Title

    Rubens and the Dominican Church in Antwerp: Art and Political Economy in an Age of Religious Conflict

  • Author

    Adam Sammut

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Brill

  • Published

    May 2023

  • Weight

    1272g

  • Page Count

    556

  • ISBN

    9789004276376

  • ISBN-10

    9004276378

  • Eden Code

    6154494