Altering Images. Iconoclasm in Egypt. Grèce is added to the interest

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Elisabeth Zawada

Il se focalise sur les créations humaines

English book

from cradle to grave

Altering Images. Iconoclasm in Egypt. Grèce is added to the interestThis volume originates from a two part conference held in 2020 and 2021, jointly organised by eikones Centre for the Study of the History and Theory of the Image at the University of Basel and the University of Lige. It explores the diachronic reception of pharaonic imagery and the conditions that led to its alteration. Paradoxically, iconoclasmintended to diminish the power of imagesultimately reinforces the significance of the ever powerful visual,