Picturing Royal Charisma: Kings and Rulers in the Near East from 3000 BCE to 1700 CE
&lt;i&gt;Picturing Royal Charisma&lt;/i&gt; assesses how Middle Eastern leaders manipulated visuals to advance their rule from around 4500 BC the 19th century AD. In nine fascinating narratives, it showcases dynamics of long-lasting traditions, dealing with visualization those who stood at head social order. The contributions discuss: Mesopotamian kings cast themselves as divine representatives in art; relationships between ‘king men’ and beasts’ – lion; Akhenaten’s visual conception a king without hybrid attributes; royal image guiding movements visitors palace Nimrud; continuities functions representation Neo-Assyrian eunuchs that survived Achaemenid, Sasanian, Byzantine Islamic courts; triumphal arch emperor Titus its reflections Christian Constantinople; patterns authority legitimacy 3rd AD Palmyra Rome; use Biblical past construction kingship 12th Crusader Jerusalem; ‘the power images’ by rulers, adopting thrones throne-rooms despite opposition figurative portrayal kings.
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