دانلود کتاب Hereze a loajalita: Slonovinový Diptych z pěti částí z pokladu katedrály v Miláně = Heresy and Loyalty: The Ivory Diptych of Five Parts from the Cathedral Treasury in Milan

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The ivory Diptych of Five Parts, deposited in the cathedral treasury in Milan today, remains its exceptional place in the context of Early Christian art for several reasons. Primarily, it is the earliest completely preserved example of the five-part format (i.e. that each of the two panels is made of five separately carved panels). It is also one of the earliest ivory diptychs of explicitly Christian function. What makes the monument unique and utterly luxurious is the technique of 'cloisonné', with which its central panels are executed. It is the only known connection of ivory with the technique in Early Christian art. It is mainly for these reasons that the Milan Diptych has been repeatedly reproduced and cited by a substantial part of the studies dealing with Early Christian monuments. The numerous mentions of it, however, with a few exceptions,2 limit themselves to the question of its dating and provenience, or the reading of the narrative scenes.

The work presented does not set its aim only to subject the proposed hypotheses to critical thought, weigh the places pronounced doubts and more precisely date the Diptych and determine the likely place of its creation. It is primarily an attempt to answer other questions which arise when looking at the high-quality and without a doubt also exceptionally thoughtout art work. These questions include predominantly the clarification of the artistic models, determining the possible commissioner of the work, the reason for its creation and determining its art historical and cultural historical significance.