TY - BOOK ID - 677081 TI - Visual cultures of death in Central Europe : contemplation and commemoration in early modern Poland-Lithuania PY - 2015 SN - 9789004305076 9789004305250 9004305254 9004305076 9004305076 PB - Leiden, [Netherlands] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill, DB - UniCat KW - History of civilization KW - Iconography KW - Poland KW - Lithuania KW - Death in art. KW - Art and society KW - Death KW - Mort dans l'art KW - Art et société KW - Mort KW - Social aspects KW - Aspect social KW - Art et société KW - Dying KW - End of life KW - Life KW - Terminal care KW - Terminally ill KW - Thanatology KW - Art KW - Art and sociology KW - Society and art KW - Sociology and art KW - Philosophy KW - dood UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:677081 AB - In Visual Cultures of Death in Central Europe , Aleksandra Koutny-Jones explores the emergence of a remarkable cultural preoccupation with death in Poland-Lithuania (1569-1795). Examining why such interests resonated so strongly in the Baroque art of this Commonwealth, she argues that the printing revolution, the impact of the Counter-Reformation, and multiple afflictions suffered by Poland-Lithuania all contributed to a deep cultural concern with mortality. Introducing readers to a range of art, architecture and material culture, this study considers various visual evocations of death including 'Dance of Death' imagery, funerary decorations, coffin portraiture, tomb chapels and religious landscapes. These, Koutny-Jones argues, engaged with wider European cultures of contemplation and commemoration, while also being critically adapted to the specific context of Poland-Lithuania. ER -