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Eve's Apple to the Last Supper: Picturing Food in the Bible

Eve's Apple to the Last Supper: Picturing Food in the Bible

Kauffmann, C. M.

Hardcover

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryGeneral Architecture

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ISBN10: 178327137X
ISBN13: 9781783271375
Publisher: Boydell Pr
Published: Jun 23 2017
Pages: 184
Weight: 2.25
Height: 0.80 Width: 8.10 Depth: 11.10
Language: English
A richly illustrated examination of food in the Bible, concentrating on the social aspects of eating.

Why do we think it was an apple that Eve offered to Adam? In fact the Bible tells us nothing of the kind, yet apples figure in the illustrations.
Out of literally hundreds of meals mentioned in the Bible, only relatively fewwere ever illustrated. This book discusses the most frequently illustrated scenes, covering the thirteen centuries from Roman catacomb paintings and sarcophagus reliefs to Rembrandt and Poussin. Many of the subjects discussed willbe widely familiar, others, such as the meals of Ruth and of the Parables, perhaps less so. Close attention is paid to the biblical text and its coverage in the illustrations. In rare instances the images have no source in the text. The popular scene of Joseph cooking for the infant Jesus, for example, is never mentioned. It is known only from biblical commentaries and from the extant illustrations.

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