Nathan S Dennis
Biographic Data
| ID | 5716196 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nathan S Dennis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nathan S |
| FAMILY NAME | Dennis |
| SIGNATURE | DENNIS N S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of San Francisco |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
New Paradigms for an Art History of Medieval Northern Africa
Africa & Byzantium. An Interview With Dr. Andrea Myers Achi
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) recently hosted the blockbuster exhibition, Africa & Byzantium, which ran from November 19, 2023, to March 3, 2024. This long-anticipated show and accompanying catalogue1 represent one of the first major exhibitions to place the contemporaneous arts of Byzantine, Coptic, Nubian, Ethiopian, and Islamic traditions in Africa side by side. Showcasing medieval Africa’s rich cultural heritage, complexity, power, and…
Les stratégies de la narration dans la peinture médiévale
Optical Games and Spiritual Frames. A Reassessment of Imitation-Marble Mosaics in Late Antique North Africa
Light, Vision(s), Transformation. Experiencing Baptism in Canopied Fonts (ca. 230-ca. 500 CE)
This article considers the ways in which the presence of canopies over baptismal fonts influenced the perception of the ritual experience and space. Attested in an important number of late antique baptisteries, canopies shaped the way in which fonts were perceived by conditioning their illumination. Additionally, they created meaningful associations with other canopied spaces and objects, thus adding to the symbolism of the ritual
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Light, Vision(s), Transformation. Experiencing Baptism in Canopied Fonts (ca. 230-ca. 500 CE)
This article considers the ways in which the presence of canopies over baptismal fonts influenced the perception of the ritual experience and space. Attested in an important number of late antique baptisteries, canopies shaped the way in which fonts were perceived by conditioning their illumination. Additionally, they created meaningful associations with other canopied spaces and objects, thus adding to the symbolism of the ritual
Optical Games and Spiritual Frames. A Reassessment of Imitation-Marble Mosaics in Late Antique North Africa
Les stratégies de la narration dans la peinture médiévale
New Paradigms for an Art History of Medieval Northern Africa
Africa & Byzantium. An Interview With Dr. Andrea Myers Achi
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) recently hosted the blockbuster exhibition, Africa & Byzantium, which ran from November 19, 2023, to March 3, 2024. This long-anticipated show and accompanying catalogue1 represent one of the first major exhibitions to place the contemporaneous arts of Byzantine, Coptic, Nubian, Ethiopian, and Islamic traditions in Africa side by side. Showcasing medieval Africa’s rich cultural heritage, complexity, power, and…
Art (5 works) · History (4 works) · Psychology (3 works) · African history and culture analysis (2 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (2 works) · Antique (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome (2 works) · Visual arts (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work)