Orientador: Percival Tirapelli / Banca: Norberto Stori / Banca: Everaldo Batista da Costa / Resumo: Esta dissertação analisa e compara as pinturas coloniais da região de Diamantina e do Serro, no meio-norte de Minas Gerais, com as pinturas do forro da Igreja da Ordem Terceira do Carmo de Mogi das Cruzes, em São Paulo. Os estudos desenvolvidos procuram avaliar as possibilidades de influência, ainda que apenas visual, dessas pinturas mineiras sobre as obras paulistas. As obras da rota do Serro (MG) são classificadas como pertencentes aos ciclos barroco e rococó da pintura mineira. São obras destacadas no panorama artístico por seus efeitos ilusionistas, a arquitetura e a pintura se integram aos forros das construções, criando arquiteturas fantasiosas em direção ao céu ou apresentando-nos uma visão celestial, que arrebata o espectador. As pinturas carmelitas de Mogi das Cruzes possuem visualmente uma relação muito intensa com as obras mineiras, o que indica as trocas artísticas ocorridas entre os pintores. Documentos levantados em arquivos mineiros possibilitaram identificar diversos dados sobre as obras que foram utilizadas para a análise: informações a respeito de sua construção e, principalmente, a identificação dos pintores que realizaram as obras mogianas. Dos artistas que realizaram as obras em São Paulo, não há em Diamantina ou no Serro nenhum documento que revele sua passagem pela região, mas isso não afasta a influência que se nota quando comparamos os elementos formais e constitutivos dessas obras. Essas são pinturas diferenciadas na arte colonial paulista, não encontram pares no território ao qual estão circunscritas e, por isso mesmo, devem ser preservadas e destacadas na história da arte nacional / Abstract: This dissertation analyzes and compares the colonial paintings from the region of Diamantina and Serro in mid-north of Minas Gerais with paintings on the ceiling of the Church of the Third Order of Mogi das Cruzes' Carmo in Sao Paulo. The studies carried out look to evaluate the possibilities of influence, even if only visual, of these paintings from Minas Gerais with the paintings in São Paulo. The paintings from Rota do Serro (MG) are classified as belonging to the cycles of the Baroque and Rococo painting from Minas Gerais. They are paintings that stands out in the art scene, where the architecture and the paintings integrate with the buildings ceiling, creating fanciful architectures toward the sky or showing us a heavenly vision, which grabs the viewers attention. The paintings from the Carmelites of Mogi das Cruzes have, visually, an intense relationship with the paintings of Minas Gerais, which indicates the artistic exchanges that took place among the painters. Documents collected from Minas Gerais' archives helped to identify various data regarding the paintings that were used for analysis, information regarding the construction of paintings and especially the identification of the artists who worked on the mogianas paintings. From the artists who worked on the paintings in Sao Paulo, there is not, in Diamantina nor in the Serro any document that reveals its passage through the region, but this does not rule out the influence when comparing the formal and constituent elements of these works. These unique paintings of the colonial art in São Paulo, and wich there are no matching pairs in the territory to which they are confined, should be preserved and highlighted in the history of national art / Mestre

Modern religious architecture is studied and understood inadequately, partly because modernity has been considered antithetical to religious practice and belief, and partly because studies of modern religious architecture have typically sidelined its distinctively religious aspects. Furthermore, would-be interpreters have lacked an adequate interpretive framework for the modern and religious identities that together characterize modern religious architecture. Thus, the problem is rooted both in history and theory: the solution requires 1) an interdisciplinary approach to the historical context of modernity that can properly situate such buildings in architectural and religious terms, and 2) a hermeneutic that is sufficiently rich to address the religious content, yet fluid and modest enough to be fruitful even from outside such theology-laden contexts. As identity is largely a matter of mainstream practice, the historical setting for this research is a significant but non-experimental context: post-WWII Rome. This period is marked by both a multifaceted identity crisis with distinctive political, architectural and theological aspects, and the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) that marked a shift in Catholicism’s attitude towards modernity. The chief interpretive concept offering sufficient richness and fluidity to address modern religious architecture is mediation, relevant to both religious identity (especially on beauty and sacrament) and the identity of modern architecture (especially on ornament). The main interlocutors here are Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905-88), Karsten Harries (1937-), Oleg Grabar (1929-), and Jacques Maritain (1882-1973). The hermeneutic framework is forged and tested through formal and phenomenological analyses of four post-WWII Catholic churches in Rome that are exemplary of four modes of mediation: 1) San Giovanni Bosco (1952-59), by Gaetano Rapisardi: critique; 2) San Gregorio VII (1959-61), by Paniconi and Pediconi: updating; 3) San Policarpo (1960-67), by Giuseppe Nicolosi: retrieval; 4) Sancta Maria Mater Ecclesiae (1965-70), Luigi Moretti’s unbuilt “Chiesa del Concilio”: invention. These analyses also reveal four distinct forms of ornament — material, tectonic, geometric, and spatial — that are discernible largely through a reconsideration of ornament as defined primarily through its mediating function. The conclusion evaluates the fecundity of the hermeneutic and suggests possibilities for further research. / text

The iconostasis is the most characteristic feature of the Orthodox Church. The metaphysical conception of the space of the church prompted its emergence, and the mystical interpretation of the Liturgy determined its evolution. These aspects were reflected in the iconographic program of the iconostasis. The sanctuary doors are the only part of the Patmian iconostases bearing figurative decoration. The study of the themes on the doors reveals an iconographic program with strong liturgical character. Furthermore, this program encompasses the entire range of the mystical symbolism pertaining to the iconostasis. The analysis indicates that the doors are instrumental in the function of the iconostasis as a liturgical device aiming at a greater unity between the earthly and the divine realms.

This thesis examines the role of the Manichean dualism, the pervasive colour symbolism of white as good and black as evil. It looks at the manifestation of this symbolism in representations of Christianity, and the subsequent implications for race and racism in Western society. Through images of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary, I posit that the Western conflation of holiness with whiteness is a primary means through which whiteness retains hegemony. I argue that Renaissance painting has had a pivotal role in privileging the white body through its hyper-whitening of both Jesus and Mary. Both figures emerge as improbable ideals of male and female whiteness, demonstrating the anxiety around the intersection of race, gender and religion. I am primarily interested in Mary and how the canon of Western art has didactically laid out the terms of her representation as a means of controlling the female body, dependant on the disavowal and whitening of her body. The privileging of religious Renaissance art results in the continued infection of the construction and reception of the Virgin's image as an ideal figure of feminine whiteness. As such, I analyze the lasting effects of the whitening of her image in the controversy surrounding the display of Chris Ofili's The Holy Virgin Mary (1996) at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, as well as her representation in Hail Mary (1985) and The Passion of the Christ (2004). These readings attempt to draw out the specious nature of the Manichean dualism of black and white, aiming to help in the creation of a space for alternative readings of race through the eyes of hegemonic society.

As art historians uncover the many sources and catalysts that have contributed to the emergence of black contemporary art in South Africa, one of the principal influences is that derived from the Christian mission churches and breakaway separatist groups - the African Independent Churches (AICs). Histories of African art have failed adequately to consider the art that emerged from these contexts, regarding it perhaps as too coerced and distinctive – merely religious art subject to the rigours of liturgical or proselytizing function. The purpose of this dissertation is to foreground this art and its position in the development of both pioneer and contemporary South African art and to identify the many features, both stylistic and thematic, which distinguish this work. / Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2003.

This thesis is an overview of the historical context in which the church of Christ the Redeemer (Sant'Apollinare Nuovo) in Ravenna, Italy, was erected. It explores the forces responsible for shaping the church at the time of its construction and decoration in the sixth century. The basilica had gained popularity of usage as a model for the Christian Church in the West by this time. This thesis further explores the conclusions put forth by scholars that the basilica was the forum in which the transition of architectural imperial symbolism from the pagan empire to the new Christian Church took place, that the Church adopted the court ceremony of the emperor for its liturgy, and that the symbolism previously associated with the emperor was transferred to Christ resulting in the identification of the basilica as the throne hall of Christ. A study of the mosaics adorning the nave walls describes the significance of their origins and meaning.

Freie Univ., Diss.--Berlin, 2001. / Beih. enth. Resümee und Ergänzung in poln. Sprache.

Thesis (M.A.)--Florida State University, 2005. / Advisor: Dr. Cynthia Hahn, Florida State University, School of Visual Arts and Dance, Dept. of Art History. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed June 8, 2005). Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 70 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Bryn Mawr College, 1999. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 353-379).

Habilitationsschrift--Freiburg im Breisgau, 1968. / Includes indexes. Includes bibliographical references (p. 7-18).