Variations sur le portrait de la Vierge en buste
In contrast to the widespread diffusion of the maternal image of the Virgin and Child, the autonomous image of the Virgin in bust, without the Child, is much less frequent in Christian iconography. Identified as "the Veronica of the Virgin", an icon acquired by Martin the Humane, King of A...
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| Tipo de recurso: | capítulo de libro |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | francés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:324530 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/324530 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Icon Virgin Catalonia Valencia Majorca 14th- and 15th-century painting Martin the Humane Lluis Dalmau Jacomart Antonello da Messina |
| Sumario: | In contrast to the widespread diffusion of the maternal image of the Virgin and Child, the autonomous image of the Virgin in bust, without the Child, is much less frequent in Christian iconography. Identified as "the Veronica of the Virgin", an icon acquired by Martin the Humane, King of Aragon, gave rise to a very rich genealogy of copies and variants in the Catalan-speaking territories. Although I confirm the hypothesis that this was the result of a "shortening" of the Roman Avvocata type, I nevertheless suggest that this modification also entailed a shift in its meaning. I therefore address the issue of the filiation of the king's icon and make several observations on the variants that depend on it. In this context, I deal with the questions raised by the panel in the Pinacoteca Civica in Como and its presumed connection with other supposedly early works by Antonello da Messina. Despite questioning this specific connection, I propose that the Eyckian modernization of the Catalan-Valencian 'Veronica of the Virgin' may have been after all a springboard, though not the only one, that stimulated Antonello's creativity in depicting the subject of the Annunciata without the angel. |
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