Location

Library 2024

Event Type

Presentation

Start Date

9-5-2022 7:25 PM

End Date

9-5-2022 8:25 PM

Description

A presentation containing formal, iconographical, and historical analyses of a 14th-century triptych connected to John Grandisson, the Bishop of Exeter from 1327-1369, which is in the collection of The British Museum. The formal analysis focuses on the structure of the object and what it is showing. The iconographic analysis focuses on the meanings of the images carved into the object. The historical analysis focuses on the geographic origin of the triptych, the life of Bishop Grandisson, and the possible origin of the object's materials.

Faculty Sponsor: David Ouellette

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May 9th, 7:25 PM May 9th, 8:25 PM

"John Grandisson Triptych"

Library 2024

A presentation containing formal, iconographical, and historical analyses of a 14th-century triptych connected to John Grandisson, the Bishop of Exeter from 1327-1369, which is in the collection of The British Museum. The formal analysis focuses on the structure of the object and what it is showing. The iconographic analysis focuses on the meanings of the images carved into the object. The historical analysis focuses on the geographic origin of the triptych, the life of Bishop Grandisson, and the possible origin of the object's materials.

Faculty Sponsor: David Ouellette