Medieval Art

L’exposició retrospectiva de Barcelona de 1867 i els inicis del col·leccionisme de pintura gòtica a Catalunya

by Alberto Velasco Gonzàlez

in Lambard. Estudis d'art medieval, XXII, 2012, p. 9-65.

In 1867 it was organized in Barcelona the first of major retrospective exhibitions conducted in the city during the... more In 1867 it was organized in Barcelona the first of major retrospective exhibitions conducted in the city during the nineteenth century. The exhibition was an initiative of the Academy of Fine Arts, and supposed the involvement, both at organizational level and in the loan of works, of a set of very important personalities of cultural life in Barcelona. From the standpoint of the history of collecting, it was the first time that takes visibility a group of people who had remained anonymous until then, including some artists and intellectuals linked with the Romantic Movement and, therefore, interested in the artistic works of the medieval period.

The article will delve into this last aspect, and particularly in those lenders who lend paintings of the gothic period, a kind of artistic production that was not yet fully introduced in the local circles of collecting due to an accumulation of factors that will be analyzed appropriately. The presence of gothic paintings in the exhibition was not too relevant in the totality of works on display, but viewed together; show that certain people had been interested in them, a prelude of later episodes featured by collectors as Maties Muntadas. Finally, the text calls for this exhibition as the first time that the gothic painting was exhibited publicly in Catalonia,
at the same time when intellectuals became interested in it as an object of
study.

Book Review "Hardwick, Paul. English Medieval Misericords: The Margins of Meaning. Boydell Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2011"

by Ana Maria Gruia

The Medieval Review 12.04.23

Images between Stories and History. Late Medieval Miniatures Showing Travelling Women

by Hanno Wijsman

authored by Hanno Wijsman
published in: Itineraria. Letteratura di viaggio e conoscenza del mondo dall’Antichità al Rinascimento – Travel Literature and Knowledge of the World from Antiquity to the Renaissance, 8-9 (2009-2010), p. 329-382

A picture, miniature or tapestry showing a woman walking, riding in a wagon or on horseback might seem to provide the... more A picture, miniature or tapestry showing a woman walking, riding in a wagon or on horseback might seem to provide the most direct ‘image’ possible of female travel in the later Middle Ages.We actually see someone travelling. How could we possibly obtain better evidence? However, the verisimilitude of iconographical material from the past is a trap and iconographic sources should be handled with caution.This might seem obvious, but it has to be the starting point for an essay discussing the use of images from the past for historical
research.
In this essay we begin with some general historiographical and methodological remarks on the use of images from the past as a historical source, and we go on to focus on the largest body of images preserved from the Middle Ages: miniatures in medieval manuscripts. A small corpus of images is analysed using a few examples, which throw light on some of the problems that historians are likely to encounter.We stress the absolute necessity of placing images in their textual and iconographical context in order to interpret their historical value. For the images tell us many stories, but which of these many stories is really history?

Viva gli sposi!

by Francesca Ceci

with C. D'Orazi, in Medioevo, 183, aprile 2012, pp. 104-109

Rilievo trecentesco nella chiesa di San Lorenzo/Francesco a Capranica con figura beneaugurante di tradizione precedente. Rilievo trecentesco nella chiesa di San Lorenzo/Francesco a Capranica con figura beneaugurante di tradizione precedente.

ΣΥΜΜΕΙΚΤΑ. Collection of Papers Dedicated to 40th Anniversary of the Institute for Art History, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade (Edited by Ivan Stevovic), forthcoming May 2012

by Ivan Stevovic

Queer

by Karl Whittington

published in 'Studies in Iconography,' special issue on "Medieval Art History Today: Critical Terms"

Writing in Tongues: Mixed Scripts and Style in Insular Art

by Ben Tilghman

from Insular and Anglo-Saxon: Art and Thought in the Early Middle Ages, ed. Column Hourihane (University Park, PA: Penn State University Press, 2011), 92-108.

Survey of Mural Pigment Samples from the Rotunda of Saint Catherine, Znojmo, Czech Republic

by Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica IANSA

Dating the Romanesque Mural Paintings and the Ducal Rotunda of St. Catherine, in Znojmo: New Discoveries (2010)

by Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica IANSA

The Gothic Murals of the Church of the Holy Cross and St. Catherine of Alexandria in Nebovidy, Czech Republic

by Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica IANSA

The Master of the Amsterdam Cabinet’s Sketchy Prints: Alterstil or Model Function?.pdf

by Jasper van Putten

“The Master of the Amsterdam Cabinet’s Sketchy Prints: Alterstil or Model Function?” Rutgers Art Review 25 (2010).

This paper argues that the freely drawn and sketchy style of a group of prints in the oeuvre of the Master of the... more This paper argues that the freely drawn and sketchy style of a group of prints in the oeuvre of the Master of the Amsterdam Cabinet was related to their possible function as workshop models.

Documenti storici sulla “abbazia” di San Michele di Cervignano

by Gabriele Caiazza

published in: Michele, il guerriero celeste. L’Abbazia di S. Michele Arcangelo di Cervignano del Friuli. La storia, lo scavo, il culto, atti del convegno (Cervignano del Friuli, 28-29 settembre 2008), Cervignano del Friuli (UD) 2010, pp. 188-217

The monograph "Michael, the celestial warrior. The Abbey of St. Michael the Archangel in Cervignano of Friuli.... more The monograph "Michael, the celestial warrior. The Abbey of St. Michael the Archangel in Cervignano of Friuli. The history, the digging, the worship" - published in 2010 - contains the proceedings of the homonymous conference held in Cervignano (Udine) at the end of September 2008 on the initiative of the Aquileia Archaeological Group. On pages 188-217, the author of the essay "Historical documents on the 'Abbey' of St. Michael of Cervignano" analyzes the (few) testimonies related to the michaelic 'monasterium' riverside Ausa, the "castrum Ciruiganum" and the surrounding 'silva', the "villa de Siruiana", the 'centa' encircling the 'plebs' with its 'platea', and the "Insula Cirvignani"; also talking about a possible mention of that 'monasterium' in the eighth century, about the ancient (bell) tower, about the presumed "little church" of the eleventh century, about the remains of mosaic floors, about the ambiguities of the term 'monasterium' before the twelfth century and finally about the main stages in the history of the local 'pieve' of St. Michael the Archangel

Nel 2010 è stata data alle stampe la monografia "Michele, il guerriero celeste. L’Abbazia di S. Michele Arcangelo di Cervignano del Friuli. La storia, lo scavo, il culto", contenente gli atti del convegno omonimo svoltosi a Cervignano (Udine) alla fine di settembre del 2008 su iniziativa del Gruppo Archeologico di Aquileia. Alle pagine 188-217, trova spazio il saggio "Documenti storici sulla 'abbazia' di San Michele di Cervignano": in esso l’autore analizza le (poche) testimonianze relative al 'monasterium' micaelitico in riva al fiume Ausa, al "castrum Ciruiganum" e alla 'silva' circostante, alla "villa de Siruiana", alla 'centa' attorniante la 'plebs' con la 'platea' antistante, e alla "Insula Cirvignani"; trattando pure dell’eventuale citazione del 'monasterium' nell’VIII sec., dell’antica torre (campanaria), dell’ipotizzata "chiesetta" dell’XI sec., dei resti musivi pavimentali, della non univocità del termine 'monasterium' prima del XII sec. e infine delle principali fasi della storia della locale 'pieve' di San Michele Arcangelo

Lo “sfondo” prezioso. Villa Bresciani e il suo “ospite” più grande

by Gabriele Caiazza

published in: Il Cristo ritrovato. Dalla basilica dei Santi Felice e Fortunato di Aquileia alla cappella Bresciani di Cervignano del Friuli: confronti e restauri (atti del convegno di studi: Cervignano, 3 dicembre 2005), ed. S. Blason Scarel, Aquileia 2007, pp. 84-129 [preprint]

The symposium “The found Christ” took place in Cervignano del Friuli (Udine) on Saturday, December 3, 2005, within the... more The symposium “The found Christ” took place in Cervignano del Friuli (Udine) on Saturday, December 3, 2005, within the homonymous multi-year project (coord. scient. S. Blason Scarel and P. Casadio) dedicated to the rediscovery of the "Christ of the Countess", a colossal medieval wooden crucifix preserved in the chapel of St. Cross, the gentilitial oratory of the villa Bresciani in Cervignano. The Conference Proceedings are published two years later, enriched by further updates: in the volume the author outlines – for the first time – the history of the residence founded by the noble Bresciani family in Cervignano (the precious 'background' of the ancient sculpture) and he describes the different buildings, the dependencies and the furnishings including his famous 'guest', suggesting again the proposal that he already put forth at the symposium: that it is to be identified with the "Christ of St. Felix", a gigantic wooden crucifix seen in 1570 by the apostolic visitor Bartolomeo of Porcia & Brugnera inside the Basilica of Sts. Felix e Fortunate in Aquileia, at that time still raised although no more flourishing

Sabato 3 dicembre 2005 a Cervignano si svolse il convegno “Il Cristo ritrovato”, nell’ambito dell’omonimo progetto pluriennale (coordinamento scientifico: S. Blason Scarel - P. Casadio) dedicato alla riscoperta del “Cristo della Contessa”, il colossale crocifisso ligneo medievale conservato nella cappella di S. Croce, l’oratorio gentilizio della villa Bresciani a Cervignano. A due anni di distanza vede la luce il volume degli atti – arricchito da ulteriori aggiornamenti – al cui interno l’autore per la prima volta delinea le vicende storiche della dimora cervignanese fatta costruire dalla nobile famiglia Bresciani (il prezioso ‘sfondo’ dell’antica scultura) e ne descrive i diversi fabbricati, le pertinenze e l’arredo compreso il suo celebre ‘ospite’, riproponendo la proposta già avanzata durante il convegno: che esso sia da identificare con il “Cristo di San Felice”, il gigantesco crocifisso in legno visto dal visitatore apostolico Bartolomeo di Porcia e Brugnera nel 1570 all’interno della basilica aquileiese dei Santi Felice e Fortunato, all’epoca non più fiorente ma ancora in alzato

GALICIA, LA CRISIS DEL SIGLO VIII Y LA TRANSICIÓN AL MUNDO MEDIEVAL. NUEVAS PROPUESTAS PARA VIEJOS PROBLEMAS Galicia, the 8th Century crisis and the transition to the medieval World. New proposals for old problems

by José Suárez Otero

Luis Caballero, Pedro Mateos y César García de Castro (coords.), "Asturias entre visigodos y mozárabes", Anexos a Archivo Español de Arqueología XLI (Madrid, en prensa), 413-439.

El texto trata un acercamiento a la formación del mundo medieval gallego, con el siglo VIII como punto de inflexión, a... more El texto trata un acercamiento a la formación del mundo medieval gallego, con el siglo VIII como punto de inflexión, a través de tres lugares comunes de la investigación gallega: las necrópolis, las laudas de doble estola y el yacimiento arqueológico bajo la catedral de Santiago. La dificultad que plantean unas necrópolis de configuración simple y datación imprecisa y en la que conviven continuidad y discontinuidad; la riqueza iconográfica de las cubiertas de sarcófago, poco tenida en cuenta en su contenido estilístico y simbólico; y un santuario cuyos orígenes están marcados por el mito, lo ideológico y una arqueología rica en contenidos, pero técnica y metodológicamente pobre, delinean una compleja convivencia entre la continuidad y el cambio, tanto en lo material como en lo superestructural, para los orígenes de la Galicia medieval.

This paper intends to be an approximation towards the formation of the medieval Galician world, taking the 8th century as inflection point and exploring three common places of the Galician research: necropolis, gravestones with double stole and the archaeological site under the cathedral of Santiago. These three aspects draw a complex coexistence between continuity and change, both material and super structural, for the origins of medieval Galicia. Firstly, the difficulty of understanding necropolis simply configured, imprecisely dated and where continuity and discontinuity coexist with each other. Secondly, the iconographic richness of the sarcophagi’s lids, with a stylistic and symbolic content hardly taken into account. And thirdly, a sanctuary whose origins are determined by the myth, the ideology and an archaeology full of contents but technical and methodological poor.

Kumler, Aden. "The multiplication of the species: Eucharistic morphology in the Middle Ages." RES: Anthropology and Aesthetics 59/60 (2011): 179-191.

by Aden Kumler

La cappella degli Angeli di Santa Scolastica a Subiaco: problemi storici e iconografici

by Livia Bevilacqua

in "Universitates e baronie. Arte e architettura in Abruzzo e nel Regno al tempo dei Durazzo", Atti del convegno (Guardiagrele – Chieti, 9-11 novembre 2006), P.F. Pistilli, F. Manzari, G. Curzi (eds.), Pescara 2008 (Mezzogiorno Medievale, 5), II, pp. 213-226

"Flabellum": Ulises, la Catedral de Santiago y la Historia del Arte medieval español como proyecto intelectual

by Francisco Prado-Vilar

"Flabellum": Ulises, la Catedral de Santiago y la Historia del Arte medieval español como proyecto intelectual," Anales de Historia del Arte, Volumen Extraordinario 2 (2011): 281-316.

1. Kingsley Porter en Inishbofin.
2. Odysseus christianus: de la nube del olvido a la columna de mármol.
3.... more 1. Kingsley Porter en Inishbofin.
2. Odysseus christianus: de la nube del olvido a la columna de mármol.
3. La Porta Francigena: In principio erat peregrinatio
4. Il suffirait d ́imaginer un flabellum: La fragilidad del conocimiento

Transmisión del Saber - Transmisión del Poder La imagen de Alfonso X en la Estoria de España, Ms. Y-I-2, RBME

by Laura Fernández

Cantigas de Santa María: fortuna de sus manuscritos

by Laura Fernández

El Ms. 8322 de la Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal y su relación con las Tablas Alfonsíes. Hipótesis de trabajo

by Laura Fernández