A MOTIF AND ITS BASAL LAYER. THE HAEMORRHOISSA (MARK 5.24-34) AND THE INTERPLAY OF ICONOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH

• Authors: Liesbet Kusters , Emma Sidgwick
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The essay presents a factual example of how the synergy of iconological and anthropological research can be harnessed in relation to the motif of the Haemorrhoissa, the Woman with an Issue of Blood, which is to be found in texts and images from the early Christian period onwards. The authors – keeping in mind the porous boundaries – put forward an iconological reading and an anthropological reading, and then trace their interconnections and exchanges.

Keywords

EN

ART; ART HISTORY; ICONOLOGY; ANTHROPOLOGY; MOTIF; TEXT; IMAGE; HAEMORRHOISSA

• Publisher: Institute of History of Art, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: ARS
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 44
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 144-158

Contributors

author

Liesbet Kusters

• Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculteit Letteren, Kunstwetenschap (OE), Blijde Inkomststraat 21, Postbus 3313, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium

author

Emma Sidgwick