Richard Viladesau: 3 books
The Triumph of the Cross
The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts from the Renaissance to the Counter-Reformation
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2008
This is a sequel to Richard Viladesau's well-received study, The Beauty of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts from the Catacombs to the Eve of the Renaissance. It continues his project of presenting theological history by using art as both an independent religious or theological...
The Beauty of the Cross
The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts from the Catacombs to the Eve of the Renaissance
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2005
From the earliest period of its existence, Christianity has been recognized as the "religion of the cross." Some of the great monuments of Western art are representations of the brutal torture and execution of Christ. Despite the horror of crucifixion, we often find such images beautiful. The beauty...
The Folly of the Cross
The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts in Early Modernity
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
The Folly of the Cross is the fourth book in Richard Viladesau's series examining the aesthetics and theology of the cross through Christian history. Previous volumes have brought the story up through the Baroque era. This new book examines the reception of the message of the cross from the European...