La creación del mundo en el arte medieval: La Sinagoga del Tránsito

  • Daniel Muñoz Garrido
Keywords: Genesis, Creation of the world, Medieval art, Christian art, Moslem art, Jewish art, Synagogue of El Transito

Abstract

The significance that the account of Creation in Gen 1-2 has for Jews, Christians and Moslems is evident in different medieval art works. This essay analyses some of the art works derived from this narrative, as well as the use by artists of figurative and non-figurative artistic language in portraying it. The second section of the essay focuses on the Synagogue of El Transito of Toledo. There, i put forward an interpretation based on the joint analysis of decoration and epigraphy, as well as of some cultural Jewish elements. it unveils a non-figurative and symbolic depiction of first chapter of Genesis represented in the synagogue’s walls.

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Published
2010-10-07
How to Cite
Muñoz Garrido D. . (2010). La creación del mundo en el arte medieval: La Sinagoga del Tránsito. ’Ilu. Revista de Ciencias de las Religiones, 15, 129-146. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/ILUR/article/view/ILUR1010110129A
Issue
Vol. 15 (2010)
Section
Articles

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