Renate Rosenthal-Heginbottom
Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Israel Antiquities Authority, Israel
The so-called “gesture of blessing” — the raised right hand with the palm turned outward — is open ...
ТРОИЦКАЯ АННА АЛЕКСЕЕВНА (Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет, Российская Федерация). Визуальная риторика английского ренессансного портрета: контексты и интерпретации
ANNA TROITSKAYA (Saint ...
... le chïer qe soun cul estope”) or could otherwise be the gesture of “mooning”, that is, exposing the buttocks at someone, itself being a sign of defiance or insult. Many images would refer to the sayings ...
... rise to power. By that time, a tradition of paying respect to emperor’s native land, started by Trajan, had existed for a century. It included both political gestures and architectural projects. Septimus ...