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John Dillenberger has written the first comprehensive account of the relation between the visual arts and theological currents in Europe during the first half of the sixteenth century. With an astute knowledge of the theology of the period and a keen interest in the lives and work of prominent artists, Dillenberger makes incisive connections that illuminate the cultural movements of the time.

Images and Relics considers both popular and professional art within distinct religious contexts. It examines the works of Matthias Grunewald, Albrecht Durer, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Michelangelo, Hans Holbein the Younger, Hans Baldung Grien, and Albrecht Altdorfer, and demonstrates how these artists expressed and transformed the reigning theological ideas of their day. The book also addresses the range of iconoclastic movements from the 1520s to the 1570s, particularly in northern Europe. Finally, Dillenberger reflects on the ambiguity of the history of this period and its continuing impact on modern-day life.

Read Online Images and Relics Theological Perceptions and Visual Images in SixteenthCentury Europe Oxford Studies in Historical Theology John Dillenberger Books


"This is precisely the book I've been waiting for, for years. There are many books available on the general subject of the art of Northern Germany, but this book "gets it." It understands that during the Lutheran Reformation, it was not "art for arts sake" but art for the sake of the meaning of the Reformation.

If you are interested in the theological meaning and relevancy of the art of the times to the Reformation themes of the time, you'll enjoy this book very much."

Product details

  • Series Oxford Studies in Historical Theology
  • Hardcover 264 pages
  • Publisher Oxford University Press (March 18, 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10 0195121724

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Images and Relics Theological Perceptions and Visual Images in SixteenthCentury Europe Oxford Studies in Historical Theology John Dillenberger Books Reviews :


Images and Relics Theological Perceptions and Visual Images in SixteenthCentury Europe Oxford Studies in Historical Theology John Dillenberger Books Reviews


  • This is precisely the book I've been waiting for, for years. There are many books available on the general subject of the art of Northern Germany, but this book "gets it." It understands that during the Lutheran Reformation, it was not "art for arts sake" but art for the sake of the meaning of the Reformation.

    If you are interested in the theological meaning and relevancy of the art of the times to the Reformation themes of the time, you'll enjoy this book very much.