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Saintly Imagery

Saintly Imagery is a genre of religious visual representation within Counter-Reformation Art that specifically depicts saints in idealized, emotionally resonant, and doctrinally edifying forms to promote Catholic piety, distinguish orthodox sanctity from Protestant critique, and reinforce ecclesiastical authority through miraculous, devotional, and hagiographic narratives.

61

Publications

1.7K

Citations

76

Authors

22

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

61

Visible Saints; The History of a Puritan Idea

Norman Pettit, Edmund S. Morgan · The New England Quarterly · 1963 · 99 citations

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The Anxiety of Sanctity: St Gerald of Aurillac and his Maker

Stuart Airlie · The Journal of Ecclesiastical History · 1992 · 91 citations

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Leo VI and the Narthex Mosaic of Saint Sophia

Nicolas Oikonomidès · Dumbarton Oaks Papers · 1976 · 66 citations

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The Thin Red Line: Southern San Notions and Rock Paintings of Supernatural Potency

J. D. Lewis‐Williams · The South African Archaeological Bulletin · 1981 · 63 citations

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Saints Peter and Paul: Some ironic aspects of their imaging

Ruth Wilkins Sullivan · Art History · 1994 · 60 citations

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Authors

76

  1. CH
    Cynthia Hahn

    Hunter College, United States

    3 publications · 96 citations

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  2. AH
    Angie Heo

    Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science, Germany

    2 publications · 53 citations

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  3. JA
    Jeffrey A. Hammond

    University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, United States

    2 publications · 61 citations

    2

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  4. CG
    Christine Göttler

    University of Washington, United States

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  5. EA
    Emily A. Moerer

    1 publications · 11 citations

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Institutions

22

  1. Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science

    Göttingen, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    53 citations

  2. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    34 citations

  3. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    53 citations

  4. University of Glasgow

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    91 citations

  5. Fort Worth Museum of Science and History

    Fort Worth, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    60 citations

  6. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem, Israel

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    88 citations

  7. Natural History Museum of Bern

    Bern, Switzerland

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    60 citations

  8. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

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Venues

  1. The Modern Language Review

    3 publications · 38 citations

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 2 publications · 30 citations

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  3. American Ethnologist

    AE · 2 publications · 78 citations

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  4. Gesta

    2 publications · 28 citations

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  5. Art History

    2 publications · 84 citations

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