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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_15598
dc.contributor.author	Wiesinger Martin
dc.title	Orbital Dying. Watching the Crucifixion from God’s Point of View
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	A small drawing made by Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591) shows the Crucifixion in a rare, if not unique, view from above. Opening with a closer look at the restoration report as well as the iconographic reception of the drawing within later images, the following paper seeks to bring out the drawing’s triangular constellation of subject, image and others in regard of the intertwined dynamics of individuality, positioning and image-making. The diagonal perspective onto the Passion speaks from a dis-placed subjectivity in face of the image and by the example of the author’s own practice of drawing, a possible understanding of this rare point of view shall be gained.
dc.relation.ispartof	Quaderni di Venezia Arti
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2022-12-21
dc.dateSubmitted	2022-10-28
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-675-6/orbital-dying/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-675-6/015
dc.identifier.eissn	2784-8868
dc.identifier.isbn
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-675-6
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item.fulltext	with fulltext
item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	no
dc.subject	Altar
dc.subject	Artist
dc.subject	Audience
dc.subject	Bird’s-eye View
dc.subject	Crucifixion
dc.subject	Drawing
dc.subject	John of the Cross
dc.subject	Orbit

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Orbital Dying

Watching the Crucifixion from God’s Point of View

Martin Wiesinger HFBK Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg, Deutschland

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A small drawing made by Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591) shows the Crucifixion in a rare, if not unique, view from above. Opening with a closer look at the restoration report as well as the iconographic reception of the drawing within later images, the following paper seeks to bring out the drawing’s triangular constellation of subject, image and others in regard of the intertwined dynamics of individuality, positioning and image-making. The diagonal perspective onto the Passion speaks from a dis-placed subjectivity in face of the image and by the example of the author’s own practice of drawing, a possible understanding of this rare point of view shall be gained.

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Dec. 21, 2022

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Oct. 28, 2022

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978-88-6969-675-6

Keywords: Bird’s-eye View • Drawing • Artist • John of the Cross • Audience • Crucifixion • Orbit • Altar

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