Uneasy communion
Subtitle: Jews, Christians, and the altarpieces of medieval Spain
By: edited by Vivian B. Mann ; contributions by Marcus Burke ... [et al.].
Contributors: Mann, Vivian B.; Burke, Marcus B.; Museum of Biblical Art.
Publisher: Museum of Biblical Art; D. Giles; Giles; GILES
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781904832706
Subjects: Christian art and symbolism -- Spain -- Medieval, 500 to 1500 -- Exhibitions; Jewish art and symbolism -- Spain -- Exhibitions; Altarpieces, Medieval -- Spain -- Exhibitions; Altarpieces, Spanish -- Exhibitions; Art and society -- Spain -- History -- To 1500 -- Exhibitions; Religion and culture -- Spain -- Exhibitions; Spain -- Ethnic relations -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions
Description: "Published in conjunction with the exhibition Uneasy Communion: Jews, Christians, and the Altarpieces of Medieval Spain, this volume provides a fascinating study of the iconography of altarpieces and the artistic collaboration between Jews and Christians. In the multicultural society of late medieval Spain, Jewish and Christian artists worked together to produce retablos (large multi-paneled altarpieces) as well as Latin and Hebrew religious manuscripts. The authors of this highly illustrated volume explore the methods, imagery, workshops, and shop styles, and the relationship between Christians and Jews at this time, including their portrayal of one another through dress and appearance. The volume also offers a significant investigation into the position of the Jewish community in medieval Spain against the backdrop of rising antisemitism and the growth of the Inquisition." "The essays featured in this volume take us on a journey from the general to the particular, and include a study of Jewish communities within Spanish society of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries by Thomas F. Glick; a survey of the painting of the period by Carmen Lacarra Ducay; an examination of specific artworks that address the issue of Jewish-Christian relationships by Vivian B. Mann; and a historiography of scholarship on Jewish involvement in the creation of Spanish medieval art by Marcus B. Burke"--Jacket.
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held Feb. 19-May 20, 2010 at the Museum of Biblical Art.

Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Jews and Christians in the medieval crown of Aragon / Thomas Glick; title: Overview of the altarpieces of Aragon in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries / Carmen Lacarra Ducay; title: Jews and altarpieces in medieval Spain / Vivian Mann; title: A brief survey of Jewish studies in Spanish medieval art / Marcus Burke.