L'image intelligible

Augustin et l'origine des doctrines médiévales de l'image

Wile the theology of icons was based on a christological justification, the augustinian doctrine of image is based on the image of divine essence, common to the Trinity. Therefore, the image is a fiction, freely made up by the human mind, when he interprets Scripture. This theory paves the way to th...

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Author:Olivier Boulnois
Published: S.n., s.l., 2009
Volume:72
Pages:271-292
Language:French
Periodical:Archives de philosophie
Number:2
Format:Article
Topic:- Doctrine > Man > Augustinian anthropology > Anthropology > [Influence]
- Doctrine > Man > [L'âme (origine ; nature ; propriétés ; facultés ; spiritus)] > Faculties of the soul
- Doctrine > Man > [Doctrine de la connaissance] > [Connaissance sensible (le rêve)] > [Rêve-songe-imagination-l'imaginaire-vision(s)] > [Imago-similitudo]
- Doctrine > Man > [Image de Dieu] > [Image de Dieu]
- Doctrine > God. Trinity > Trinity > [Le Verbe] > [Verbe (thèmes)]
- Influence and Survival > The Middle Ages (430-1453) > Influence of Augustine on Language and Art > [Art Médiéval]
Status:Active
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Summary:Wile the theology of icons was based on a christological justification, the augustinian doctrine of image is based on the image of divine essence, common to the Trinity. Therefore, the image is a fiction, freely made up by the human mind, when he interprets Scripture. This theory paves the way to the freedom of the medieval artist.