Iconography of "The Dormition of the Virgin" in the 10th to 12th Centuries. An Analysis from its Legendary Sources
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Medieval art, Iconography, Dormition of the Virgin, Koimesis, apocryphal writings, 10th- 12th centuries.
Abstract
This article aims to highlight if and to what extent the medieval iconography of the Dormition of the Virgin reflects the central or peripheral details of three apocryphal texts, written by the Pseudo John the Theologian, the archbishop John of Thessalonica and the Pseudo Joseph of Arimathea. Thus, we will put in direct relation the narrative details of these three apocryphal legends with the persons, the gestures, the actions, and the circumstances shaped in the most outstanding Byzantine and western representations of this iconographic subject during the 10th-12th centuries.Downloads
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2011-07-11
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Salvador González J. M. (2011). Iconography of "The Dormition of the Virgin" in the 10th to 12th Centuries. An Analysis from its Legendary Sources. Anales de Historia del Arte, 21, 9-52. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ANHA.2011.v21.39610
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