ARTH 313 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Chi Rho, Hypostatic Union, The Imitation Of Christ
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Last judgment, tympanum of west portal, cathedrale st-lazere, autun, france, Shift from divine christ to human christ that reflects cultural shift and scholastic shift. Audience: antonite church in a hospital, whose patients are often in severe pain. Bringing comfort, inviting to interact rather than creating fear. The body: instrument of salvation (particular moment of human death) pain, starvation which was popular for women who had no possession to give up) Passion devotion: devotional attention directed towards christ"s passion. Imitatio christi: imitation of christ"s life and of his suffering during the passion (cid:523)eg. affective piety: affective, empathetic engagement with christ"s suffering (cid:523)aided by focused meditation on images) Development of new image types in relation with affective piety. The focus on the imitatio christi (vow of poverty, preaching in the vernacular) and the fact that he received the stigmata made him a christ-like model, 1st of those who did so.
