Centre for Studies in Religion and Society Public Lecture Series web: www.csrs.uvic.ca tel: 250-721-6325 email: [email protected] The Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris: Then and Now Lesley Jessop Thursday, October 19th 4:30- 5:30 pm UVic, David Turpin Building, Room A110 The cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris attracts thousands of tourists every day. Yet the impression that modern visitors receive can be incomplete and inaccurate, as Notre-Dame has been heavily restored and the medieval buildings that once formed part of the cathedral complex no longer survive. This lecture examines the medieval cathedral, points out the modern restorations, and demonstrates how the cathedral was not only a religious sanctuary, but also a civic centre that played a vital role in municipal life. Lesley Jessop is an Associate Fellow at the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society. She holds a PhD in Art History from the University of Victoria. Her early research focused on the lives of saints and the role of their images in early medieval Italy. Her current research examines the role of secular images in a sacred context, with specific reference to a group of artisanal sculptures that adorn the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris.

The Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris: Then and Now...The Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris: Then and Now Lesley Jessop Thursday, October 19th 4:30- 5:30 pm UVic, David Turpin Building,

Download PDF Report

Upload
others
View
9
Download
0

Embed Size (px)

Citation preview

Page 1: The Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris: Then and Now...The Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris: Then and Now Lesley Jessop Thursday, October 19th 4:30- 5:30 pm UVic, David Turpin Building,

Centre for Studies in Religion and Society Public Lecture Series

web: www.csrs.uvic.ca tel: 250-721-6325 email: [email protected]

TheCathedralofNotre-DameinParis:ThenandNowLesleyJessop Thursday,October19th4:30-5:30pmUVic,DavidTurpinBuilding,RoomA110 ThecathedralofNotre-DameinParisattractsthousandsoftouristseveryday.Yettheimpressionthatmodernvisitorsreceivecanbeincompleteandinaccurate,asNotre-Damehasbeenheavilyrestoredandthemedievalbuildingsthatonceformedpartofthecathedralcomplexnolongersurvive.Thislectureexaminesthemedievalcathedral,pointsoutthemodernrestorations,anddemonstrateshowthecathedralwasnotonlyareligioussanctuary,butalsoaciviccentrethatplayedavitalroleinmunicipallife.

LesleyJessopisanAssociateFellowattheCentreforStudiesinReligionandSociety.SheholdsaPhDinArtHistoryfromtheUniversityofVictoria.HerearlyresearchfocusedonthelivesofsaintsandtheroleoftheirimagesinearlymedievalItaly.Hercurrentresearchexaminestheroleofsecularimagesinasacredcontext,withspecificreferencetoagroupofartisanalsculpturesthatadornthecathedralofNotre-DameinParis.