Visual Messages to Influence Daily Life

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Dept. of Medieval Studies, Central European Univ.

Organizer Name

Gerhard Jaritz

Organizer Affiliation

Central European Univ.

Presider Name

Mónica Ann Walker Vadillo

Presider Affiliation

Univ. of Louisville

Paper Title 1

Reading the Imperial Entrance of the Hagia Sophia: A Visual Message to the Empire

Presenter 1 Name

Ruth Dwyer

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Independent Scholar

Paper Title 2

The Quotidian Audience of Chartres Cathedral and Its Imagery

Presenter 2 Name

James Bugslag

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Univ. of Manitoba

Paper Title 3

Early Images of the French Disease in the German Lands

Presenter 3 Name

Irina Savinetskaya

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Central European Univ.

Start Date

16-5-2015 3:30 PM

Session Location

Bernhard 208

Description

Medieval images contain messages that should inform, teach or influence their beholders. This is particularly true with regard to visual representations for a wider audience in public space. They often show a specifically didactic character that was meant to influence the daily life of the beholders. The papers in the session will show this concerning different periods and areas and regarding audiences from distinct social groups.

Gerhard Jaritz