John Elsner
Biographic Data
| ID | 3643667 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Elsner |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Elsner |
| SIGNATURE | ELSNER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Courtauld Institute of Art |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 145 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Christian Museum in Southern France
Journal Article The Christian Museum in Southern France: Antiquity, Display, and Liturgy from the Counter-Reformation to the Aftermath of Vatican II Get access Jaś Elsner Jaś Elsner [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Oxford Art Journal, Volume 32, Issue 2, June 2009, Pages 181–204, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxartj/kcp017 Published: 01 June 2009
The Collector's Voice
The Collector's Voice: Critical readings in the practice of collecting, vol. IV, Contemporary voices SusanPearce and PaulMartin (eds.), Aldershot, Ashgate , 2002. ISBN 1–85928–420–5. 348 £57.50
Tradition as play
This article explores the “invention of tradition” thesis by examining the physical and ideological reconstruction, as well as the contemporary use, of the Christian pilgrimage site of Walsingham, in Norfolk, England. We argue that a focus on the actions and motivations of cultural élites encourages a one‐dimensional view of ritual and ignores how traditions may be transformed in the process of re‐enactment by other members of society
Curiosities and Texts
1Corpus Christi College, Oxford Curiosities and Texts: The Culture of Collecting in Early Modern England MarjorieSwann PhiladelphiaU. of Pennsylvania P. 2001272£35
Pilgrim Voices
During the Middle Ages, this story became the biblical model for pilgrimage. Christ himself was perceived to be appearing as pilgrim, and was frequently depicted fulfilling such a role in artistic representations of the journey to Emmaus. Here we have a truly scriptural model for the alignment of pilgrimage with the telling of tales. The narratives at stake are not only the vivid oral accounts of great events that had just occurred, but also the …
Replicating Palestine and Reversing the Reformation
REPLICATING PALESTINE AND REVERSING THE REFORMATION: Pilgrimage and collecting at Bobbio, Monza and Walsingham Get access JOHN ELSNER JOHN ELSNER Dr. John Elsner, Courtauld Insititute of Art, Somerset House, The Strand, London WC2R ORN Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the History of Collections, Volume 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 117–130, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhc/9.1.117 Published: 01 June 1997
Image and ritual
It is a cliché that most Greek art (indeed most ancient art) was religious in function. Yet our histories of Classical art, having acknowledged this truism, systematically ignore the religious nuances and associations of images while focusing on diverse arthistorical issues from style and form, or patronage and production, to mimesis and aesthetics. In general, the emphasis on naturalism in classical art and its reception has tended to present it…
The viewer and the vision
Seductions of art
The age of Nero is universally considered – even by its more circumspect modern historians – to be a zenith of decadence. This view is not simply the invention of modern writers. It is one point on which the ancient sources, not only historians from Tacitus to Cassius Dio, but also biographers such as Suetonius and poets like Martial, are agreed. One problem with the almost monotonous tale of vice, sexual and gastronomic excess, cruelty and murde…
Pausanias
PAUSANIAS: A GREEK PILGRIM IN THE ROMAN WORLD Get access John Elsner John Elsner Jesus CollegeCambridge Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Past & Present, Volume 135, Issue 1, May 1992, Pages 3-29, https://doi.org/10.1093/past/135.1.3 Published: 01 May 1992
Cult and Sculpture
On 30 January 9 B.C., two thousand years ago this year, the Senate dedicated the Ara Pacis Augustae. This paper celebrates that anniversary by putting forward a new interpretation of the altar's significance. Rather than focusing on a discussion of iconography or the identification of individuals portrayed on the altar, I shall explore the sacrificial implications of what was, after all, an important site for sacrificial cult in Rome. We may note…
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Image and Iconoclasm in Byzantium
Pausanias
PAUSANIAS: A GREEK PILGRIM IN THE ROMAN WORLD Get access John Elsner John Elsner Jesus CollegeCambridge Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Past & Present, Volume 135, Issue 1, May 1992, Pages 3-29, https://doi.org/10.1093/past/135.1.3 Published: 01 May 1992
Cult and Sculpture
On 30 January 9 B.C., two thousand years ago this year, the Senate dedicated the Ara Pacis Augustae. This paper celebrates that anniversary by putting forward a new interpretation of the altar's significance. Rather than focusing on a discussion of iconography or the identification of individuals portrayed on the altar, I shall explore the sacrificial implications of what was, after all, an important site for sacrificial cult in Rome. We may note…
Image and ritual
It is a cliché that most Greek art (indeed most ancient art) was religious in function. Yet our histories of Classical art, having acknowledged this truism, systematically ignore the religious nuances and associations of images while focusing on diverse arthistorical issues from style and form, or patronage and production, to mimesis and aesthetics. In general, the emphasis on naturalism in classical art and its reception has tended to present it…
Seductions of art
The age of Nero is universally considered – even by its more circumspect modern historians – to be a zenith of decadence. This view is not simply the invention of modern writers. It is one point on which the ancient sources, not only historians from Tacitus to Cassius Dio, but also biographers such as Suetonius and poets like Martial, are agreed. One problem with the almost monotonous tale of vice, sexual and gastronomic excess, cruelty and murde…
Tradition as play
This article explores the “invention of tradition” thesis by examining the physical and ideological reconstruction, as well as the contemporary use, of the Christian pilgrimage site of Walsingham, in Norfolk, England. We argue that a focus on the actions and motivations of cultural élites encourages a one‐dimensional view of ritual and ignores how traditions may be transformed in the process of re‐enactment by other members of society
Significant details
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The viewer and the vision
Pilgrim Voices
During the Middle Ages, this story became the biblical model for pilgrimage. Christ himself was perceived to be appearing as pilgrim, and was frequently depicted fulfilling such a role in artistic representations of the journey to Emmaus. Here we have a truly scriptural model for the alignment of pilgrimage with the telling of tales. The narratives at stake are not only the vivid oral accounts of great events that had just occurred, but also the …
Image and Iconoclasm in Byzantium
Image and Iconoclasm in Byzantium
Significant details
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Cult and Sculpture
On 30 January 9 B.C., two thousand years ago this year, the Senate dedicated the Ara Pacis Augustae. This paper celebrates that anniversary by putting forward a new interpretation of the altar's significance. Rather than focusing on a discussion of iconography or the identification of individuals portrayed on the altar, I shall explore the sacrificial implications of what was, after all, an important site for sacrificial cult in Rome. We may note…
Pausanias
PAUSANIAS: A GREEK PILGRIM IN THE ROMAN WORLD Get access John Elsner John Elsner Jesus CollegeCambridge Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Past & Present, Volume 135, Issue 1, May 1992, Pages 3-29, https://doi.org/10.1093/past/135.1.3 Published: 01 May 1992
The viewer and the vision
Seductions of art
The age of Nero is universally considered – even by its more circumspect modern historians – to be a zenith of decadence. This view is not simply the invention of modern writers. It is one point on which the ancient sources, not only historians from Tacitus to Cassius Dio, but also biographers such as Suetonius and poets like Martial, are agreed. One problem with the almost monotonous tale of vice, sexual and gastronomic excess, cruelty and murde…
Image and ritual
It is a cliché that most Greek art (indeed most ancient art) was religious in function. Yet our histories of Classical art, having acknowledged this truism, systematically ignore the religious nuances and associations of images while focusing on diverse arthistorical issues from style and form, or patronage and production, to mimesis and aesthetics. In general, the emphasis on naturalism in classical art and its reception has tended to present it…
Replicating Palestine and Reversing the Reformation
REPLICATING PALESTINE AND REVERSING THE REFORMATION: Pilgrimage and collecting at Bobbio, Monza and Walsingham Get access JOHN ELSNER JOHN ELSNER Dr. John Elsner, Courtauld Insititute of Art, Somerset House, The Strand, London WC2R ORN Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the History of Collections, Volume 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 117–130, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhc/9.1.117 Published: 01 June 1997
Curiosities and Texts
1Corpus Christi College, Oxford Curiosities and Texts: The Culture of Collecting in Early Modern England MarjorieSwann PhiladelphiaU. of Pennsylvania P. 2001272£35
Pilgrim Voices
During the Middle Ages, this story became the biblical model for pilgrimage. Christ himself was perceived to be appearing as pilgrim, and was frequently depicted fulfilling such a role in artistic representations of the journey to Emmaus. Here we have a truly scriptural model for the alignment of pilgrimage with the telling of tales. The narratives at stake are not only the vivid oral accounts of great events that had just occurred, but also the …
The Collector's Voice
The Collector's Voice: Critical readings in the practice of collecting, vol. IV, Contemporary voices SusanPearce and PaulMartin (eds.), Aldershot, Ashgate , 2002. ISBN 1–85928–420–5. 348 £57.50
Tradition as play
This article explores the “invention of tradition” thesis by examining the physical and ideological reconstruction, as well as the contemporary use, of the Christian pilgrimage site of Walsingham, in Norfolk, England. We argue that a focus on the actions and motivations of cultural élites encourages a one‐dimensional view of ritual and ignores how traditions may be transformed in the process of re‐enactment by other members of society
The Christian Museum in Southern France
Journal Article The Christian Museum in Southern France: Antiquity, Display, and Liturgy from the Counter-Reformation to the Aftermath of Vatican II Get access Jaś Elsner Jaś Elsner [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Oxford Art Journal, Volume 32, Issue 2, June 2009, Pages 181–204, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxartj/kcp017 Published: 01 June 2009
Art (9 works) · History (7 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (5 works) · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome (5 works) · Art history (4 works) · Religious Tourism and Spaces (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Classics (3 works) · History (3 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (2 works)