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Remembering Marielle Franco from a Theological Perspective
  • Language: en

Remembering Marielle Franco from a Theological Perspective

In this Open Access book, Katharina Merian discusses memories of Marielle Franco from the perspective of the concept of dangerous memory introduced by the political theologian Johann Baptist Metz. Franco was an Afro-Brazilian human-rights activist and city councilor of Rio de Janeiro who was assassinated on March 14, 2018. Her murder elicited worldwide protest and empathy. Today she is considered an international symbol in the fight for human, women, and LGBTQ+ rights. Based on the memories of people from Franco’s inner circle, the study explores Franco’s life, what it meant to the people around her, and how her image was transformed following her murder. By critically engaging with Metz...

Leichenrede bei der Beerdigung von Frau Anna Katharina Merian-Merian [1799-1865]
  • Language: de
  • Pages: 20

Leichenrede bei der Beerdigung von Frau Anna Katharina Merian-Merian [1799-1865]

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1865
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Remembering Marielle Franco from a Theological Perspective
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 316

Remembering Marielle Franco from a Theological Perspective

In this Open Access book, Katharina Merian discusses memories of Marielle Franco from the perspective of the concept of dangerous memory introduced by the political theologian Johann Baptist Metz. Franco was an Afro-Brazilian human-rights activist and city councilor of Rio de Janeiro who was assassinated on March 14, 2018. Her murder elicited worldwide protest and empathy. Today she is considered an international symbol in the fight for human, women, and LGBTQ+ rights. Based on the memories of people from Franco’s inner circle, the study explores Franco’s life, what it meant to the people around her, and how her image was transformed following her murder. By critically engaging with Metz...

Metropolitan Jewelry
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 118

Metropolitan Jewelry

This book highlights pieces of jewellery from ancient and modern cultures in every part of the globe. Of special interest are the objects that appear in paintings and other works of art: jewel-studded gowns, glittering Renaissance brooches and an Egyptian beaded collar are among the featured works from the "Metropolitan Museum"'s collection. Necklaces, earrings, rings and bracelets fill this book and also included are objects of religious significance, military honours and other kinds of personal decoration. The captions relate anecdotes concerning the artists and wearers and describe the history and style of the jewellery pictured.

European Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Artists Born Before 1865
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 543

European Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Artists Born Before 1865

This publication is the Museum's descriptive catalogue of its 2,500 paintings, oil sketches, and finished pastels, each one illustrated and presented chronologically by national and regional school. -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.

German Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1350-1600
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 386

German Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1350-1600

Paintings by Renaissance masters Lucas Cranach the Elder, Albrecht Durer, and Hans Holbein the Younger are among the works featured in this lavish volume, the first to comprehensively study the largest collection of early German paintings in America. These works, created in the 14th through 16th centuries in the region that comprises present-day Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, include religious images - such as "Virgin and Child with Saint Anne" by Durer and the double-sided altarpiece "The Dormition of the Virgin" by Hans Schaufelein - as well as remarkable portraits by Holbein and the iconic "Judgment of Paris" by Cranach. In all, more than 70 works are thoroughly discussed and analyzed, making this volume an incomparable resource for the study of this rich artistic period.

Leichenrede bei der Beerdigung von Herrn Samuel Merian-Merian
  • Language: de
  • Pages: 24

Leichenrede bei der Beerdigung von Herrn Samuel Merian-Merian

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1863
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Leichenrede bei der Beerdigung von Frau Anna Catharina La Roche, geb. Merian, Ehefrau von Herrn Appellationsrath Emanuel La Roche
  • Language: de
  • Pages: 24
Primitive, Renaissance, XVII-XVIII Century Valuable Paintings
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 116

Primitive, Renaissance, XVII-XVIII Century Valuable Paintings

  • Categories: Art
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1932
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 362

The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • Categories: Art

A catalogue of 373 masterpieces from the Linsky's collection of European paintings, medieval and Renaissance objets d'art, sculpture, jewelry, furniture, carpets, clocks, gilt bronzes, and porcelains. -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.