Essence and accident: Byzantine portraiture and Aristotelian philosophy
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The presentation of portraits emperors and saints in Byzantine art can be compared to theories physiognomy logic put forward by Aristotle his followers. Similar observations have been made about the portal sculptures High Gothic cathedrals, but although ordering images two cases reflected similar patterns thought, particular forms differed each milieu, responding a different relationship between faithful society.
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عنوان ژورنال: Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['0307-0131', '1749-625X']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/byz.2021.28