Prof. Higgins’ lecture will contextualize the iconography of the Virgin Mary within the framework of Late-Antique and Early Medieval Egyptian Christianity. It will situate the creation of a visual culture associated with the Virgin within its historical parameters, particularly highlighting the relatively late appearance of Marian imagery on the chronological axis of Christian Art, and will examine the unique spatial considerations for the placement of these images. In doing so, the lecture will trace the diachronic appearance of particular Marian iconographies, while also interrogating whether particular images were localized to specific areas within ecclesiastical and monastic settings.
The lecture, the first in our Fall 2017 Lecture Program, will be held in the Institute’s Library at 7:30 pm. We look forward to seeing you there!
Cordially,
David Rupp
Director
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