Wildgen, Kathryn Eberle
Saint Judas, Apostle and Martyr

Passion Theology, Politics, and the Artistic Persona in a French Romanesque Capital.

A thorough examination and interpretation of the iconography of the 12th century capital of the cathedral dedicated to Saint Lazarus at Autun, depicting the suicide of Judas. One of the possibilities of interpretation explored is that this is an image of a man realizing in extremis that he could and should have been remembered throughout history as Saint Judas, Apostle and Martyr, rather than as the paradigmatic traitor. The interpretation is set firmly in its historical period, but the image is also discussed as an object whose significance transcends the time and the place in which it was conceived and produced. XV,185 Seiten mit 24 Tafeln, gebunden (Studies in the Humanities. Literature - Politics - Society; vol. 52/Peter Lang Verlag 2000) Mängelexemplar/near mint