Seeing Beyond the Word

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It is often assumed that Reformed Christianity has had no bearing on the development of European and New World visual traditions or that the Reformed influence on the visual arts has been purely negative, amounting to an iconoclastic undoing of medieval religious art, especially figural iconography depicting biblical subjects.

These historical studies—complemented by 174 black-and-white photographs and 46 ...

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Overview

It is often assumed that Reformed Christianity has had no bearing on the development of European and New World visual traditions or that the Reformed influence on the visual arts has been purely negative, amounting to an iconoclastic undoing of medieval religious art, especially figural iconography depicting biblical subjects.

These historical studies—complemented by 174 black-and-white photographs and 46 color plates—seek to redefine the discussion of Calvinism’s impact on the visual arts through an exploration of Reformed artistic influences in England, France, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, and America.

Building on studies of Reformed architecture, graphic arts, and the Calvinist reaction to already existing forms of art, the contributors to this volume demonstrate the Reformed tendency toward appropriation, assimilation, adaptation, and reconfiguration, rather than the development of a uniquely Reformed artistic style.

Contributors:
Sibylle Badstübner-Gröger
Philip Benedict
Gretchen Townsend Buggeln
Jane Dempsey Douglass
Reindert L. Falkenburg
Paul Corby Finney
Hélène Guicharnaud
Daniel W. Hardy
Matthew Koch
James Lomax
Raymond A. Mentzer Jr.
Betsy Rosasco
George A. Starr
Christopher Stell
James R. Tanis
Ilja M. Veldman
James F. White
Peter W. Williams
John F. Wilson
Mary G. Winkler

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Editorial Reviews

Books & Culture
The essays in Seeing Beyond the Word offer luminous details on almost every page, and they are complemented by a lavish selection of illustrations.
John Strang
This is an outstanding assembly of essays that shines bright light on many important but neglected—or even forgotten—Calvinist contributions to the visual arts. Seeing beyond the Word is a milestone that will serve for years to document the thread of skillful achievement found in the cultural history of the Huguenots.
Theological Book Review (U.K.)
An astonishingly interesting collection of careful essays.... A remarkable and well illustrated symposium.
Booknews
Reminding readers that starkness is an aesthetic not a lack of aesthetic, surveys the visual arts, including architecture, under the influence of the Protestant Reformation in England, France, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, and America. Many of the examples range into the 18th and even to the early 20th centuries. Over 100 monochrome photographs are accompanied by 46 color plates. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780802838605
  • Publisher: Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
  • Publication date: 5/12/1999
  • Pages: 558
  • Product dimensions: 7.60 (w) x 10.10 (h) x 1.50 (d)

Table of Contents

Foreword Jane Dempsey Douglass
Calvinism and the Visual Arts: A Theological Introduction Daniel W. Hardy

EUROPE (GENERAL)

Calvinism as a Culture? Preliminary Remarks on Calvinism and the Visual Arts
Philip Benedict

ENGLAND

Puritan and Nonconformist Meetinghouses in England
Christopher Stell

Huguenot Goldsmiths in England
James Lomax

DISCUSSION

FRANCE/SWITZERLAND

An Introduction to the Architecture of Protestant Temples Constructed in France before the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
Hèléne Guicharnaud

Calvinism and the Visual Arts in Southern France, 1561 to 1685
Matthew Koch

The Reformed Churches of France and the Visual Arts
Raymond A. Mentzer Jr.

A Sixteenth-Century Limoges Enamel Tazza Illustrating the Judgment of Moses
Betsy Rosasco

Calvin's Portrait: Representation, Image, or Icon?
Mary G. Winkler

A Note on de Béze's Icones
Paul Corby Finney

GERMANY

Observations on the Arts of the Huguenots in Brandenburg-Prussia
Sibylle Badstübner-Gröger

DISCUSSION

HUNGARY

Art and Architecture in the Hungarian Reformed Church
George Starr

NETHERLANDS

Calvinism and the Emergence of a Dutch Seventeenth-Century Landscape Art—A Critical Evaluation
Reindert L. Falkenburg

Netherlandish Reformed Traditions in the Graphic Arts, 1550-1630
James R. Tanis

Protestantism and the Arts: Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Netherlands
Ilja M. Veldman

DISCUSSION

THE NEW WORLD

Elegance and Sensibility in the Calvinist Tradition: The First Congregational Church of Hartford, Connecticut
Gretchen Townsend Buggeln

DISCUSSION

From Protestant to Catholic Plain Style
James F. White

DISCUSSION

Metamorphoses of the Meetinghouse: Three Case Studies
Peter W. Williams

DISCUSSION

NEW WORLD COMMENTARY

Comments on the New World Presentations
John F. Wilson

Contributors
Photo Credits
General Index
Architecture Index
Artist Index
Iconography Index

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