{"product_id":"the-sexuality-of-christ-in-renaissance-art-and-in-modern-oblivion","title":"The Sexuality of Christ in Renaissance Art and in Modern Oblivion","description":"Originally published in 1983, Leo Steinberg's classic work has changed the viewing habits of a generation. After centuries of repression and censorship, the sexual component in thousands of revered icons of Christ is restored to visibility. Steinberg's evidence resides in the imagery of the overtly sexed Christ, in Infancy and again after death. Steinberg argues that the artists regarded the deliberate exposure of Christ's genitalia as an affirmation of kinship with the human condition. Christ's lifelong virginity, understood as potency under check, and the first offer of blood in the circumcision, both required acknowledgment of the genital organ. More than exercises in realism, these unabashed images underscore the crucial theological import of the Incarnation.\n\nThis revised and greatly expanded edition not only adduces new visual evidence, but deepens the theological argument and engages the controversy aroused by the book's first publication.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0226771873\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0226771873.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Steinberg, Leo\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41499472265274,"sku":"DBV.0226771873.A","price":17.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0226771873-0.jpg?v=1783031628","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-sexuality-of-christ-in-renaissance-art-and-in-modern-oblivion","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}