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The Tabernacle of Exodus as a Work of Art: An Aesthetic of Monotheism
Author(s): Maurice Schmidt (Author)
- Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 Nov. 2009
- Language: English
- Print length: 348 pages
- ISBN-10: 0773437827
- ISBN-13: 9780773437821
Book Description
The Tabernacle of Exodus has never been explored as a work of art. That exploration reveals that it is a work of seminal influence upon the art and architecture Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The aesthetic and geometric relationships are consistent with ancient religious architecture and artifacts. This work establishes ancient Isreal’s Tabernacle as described in Exodus as an artwork of seminal importance to the understanding of western religious art and architecture.
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The Tabernacle of Exodus has never been explored as a work of art. That exploration reveals that it is a work of seminal influence upon the art and architecture Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The aesthetic and geometric relationships are consistent with ancient religious architecture and artifacts. This work establishes ancient Isreal’s Tabernacle as described in Exodus as an artwork of seminal importance to the understanding of western religious art and architecture.
About the Author
Maurice Schmidt is Professor Emeritus of Art at Texas A&M University-Kingsville and renowned painter, sculpturer and printmaker who specialize portraiture, and interpretive paintings of Jewish rituals, biblical themes, and agricultural cycles of South Texas.
