Da Castel Sant’Elia ad Anagni. Storie e temi apocalittici nella pittura medievale del Lazio
Author(s)
Moretti, Francesca Romana
Date Issued
July 4, 2012
Type
Doctoral Thesis
Abstract
The aim of this study was to follow the appearance and development of apocalyptic images in
narrative cycles and individual issues of Romanesque monumental painting in Rome and Lazio.
The first part is devoted to the book of Revelation, considered and understood through the prolific
exegetical literature produced on it since the early centuries of Christianity, and even compared to
the previous Judaic 'apocalyptic' literature and apocryphal texts of the Old and New Testament.
In the second part, we addressed the analysis of the two apocalyptic cycles that are conserved in the
Lazio region: north of Rome, the one in the church of St Athanasius in Castel Sant 'Elia, near Nepi
(1120-1130), south, the paintings in the crypt of Anagni (1179-1230). We have also investigated the
various figurative expressions of the revealed text in both cases of episodes completely inspired by
it (Adoration of the elders) and of individual topics included in more complex images (Last
Judgement; composite theophanies of Christ). Finally, in the last part, the two tracks along which
the research runs, textual and figurative ones, were joined in the investigation of the art-historical
phenomenon within a broader horizon, through systematic comparisons conducted with similar
situations in the Italian peninsula, but also in Western Europe.
Additional information
Dottorato di ricerca in Memoria e materia delle opere d’arte attraverso i
processi di produzione, storicizzazione, conservazione, musealizzazione
processi di produzione, storicizzazione, conservazione, musealizzazione
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