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Hell or Paradise : The origins of Caricature, 16th-18th centuries

International museum of the Reformation
Publication date 29/10/2013
EAN: 9782884742887
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Calvinists depicted as monkeys. A terrifying, demonic pope. Smiling reformers triumphantly arriving in Hell. The Church embodied by the Whore of Babylon. From the 1520s, the confrontation between Protestants and Catholics engendered satirical images ... See full description
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PublisherINFOLIO
Page Count160
Languagefr
AuthorInternational museum of the Reformation
FormatPaperback / softback
Product typeBook
Publication date29/10/2013
Weight676 g
Dimensions (thickness x width x height)1.30 x 22.00 x 24.00 cm
Calvinists depicted as monkeys. A terrifying, demonic pope. Smiling reformers triumphantly arriving in Hell. The Church embodied by the Whore of Babylon. From the 1520s, the confrontation between Protestants and Catholics engendered satirical images of unusual vehemence. These images were disseminated mainly through a formidable new weapon: engraving. They ridiculed and demonised the opposite party by associating it with Hell. Their imagery, inspired by mediaeval grotesques, became settled during Luther's lifetime and varied very little until the age of Enlightenment. The catalogue of the exhibition Hell or Paradise focuses on this period in the history of satire. After an introduction devoted to mediaeval precedents, it addresses the question of images, then of dogma and ritual, and of the individual, highlighting the gradual emergence of caricature. Finally, rare images of religious tolerance are discussed in the conclusion. AUTEURS - Irena Backus, professeure à l'Institut d'histoire de la Réformation à Genève, spécialiste de l'histoire de l'exégèse biblique, a notamment publié un ouvrage sur les lectures protestantes de l'Apocalypse (New York-Oxford, 2000). - Frédéric Elsig, professeur d'histoire de l'art médiéval à l'Université de Genève, spécialiste des arts des XVe et XVIe siècles, a notamment publié un livre sur Jérôme Bosch (Genève, 2004) et mené des recherches sur l'anticléricalisme médiéval. - Frank Muller, professeur d'histoire moderne à l'Université de Strasbourg, spécialiste des relations entre l'art et la Réforme, a fait des recherches sur les images polémiques à Strasbourg au XVIe siècle. - Simona Sala, conservatrice au Musée international de la Réforme, spécialiste de l'histoire de la Réforme aux XIXe et XXe siècles, a contribué à l'organisation de plusieurs grandes expositions dans différents musées suisses. - Jean Wirth, professeur honoraire d'histoire de l'art médiéval à l'Université de Genève, spécialiste de l'image médiévale, a notamment co-organisé une exposition sur l'iconoclasme (Berne-Strasbourg, 2001).