Iconography of the Dormition of the Virgin in the 10 th to 12 th Centuries
This article seeks to highlight whether and to what extent the medieval iconography of the Dormition of the Virgin reflects the central or peripheral details of three apocryphal texts whose authors are Pseudo-John the Theologian, Archbishop John of Thessaloniki and Pseudo-Joseph of Arimathea. To do...
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| description | This article seeks to highlight whether and to what extent the medieval iconography of the Dormition of the Virgin reflects the central or peripheral details of three apocryphal texts whose authors are Pseudo-John the Theologian, Archbishop John of Thessaloniki and Pseudo-Joseph of Arimathea. To do this, we will put in direct relation the narrative details of these three apocryphal legends with the characters, gestures, actions and circumstances set forth in the Byzantine and Western representations of this iconographic motif over the 10 th -12 th centuries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3a312ecbacd442bbb4d66eeed7f520c92022-12-21T23:13:33ZengUniversidad Complutense de MadridEikón Imago2254-87182017-06-016110.5209/eiko.73557Iconography of the Dormition of the Virgin in the 10 th to 12 th CenturiesJosé María Salvador GonzálezThis article seeks to highlight whether and to what extent the medieval iconography of the Dormition of the Virgin reflects the central or peripheral details of three apocryphal texts whose authors are Pseudo-John the Theologian, Archbishop John of Thessaloniki and Pseudo-Joseph of Arimathea. To do this, we will put in direct relation the narrative details of these three apocryphal legends with the characters, gestures, actions and circumstances set forth in the Byzantine and Western representations of this iconographic motif over the 10 th -12 th centuries.https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/EIKO/article/view/73557Medieval ArtIconographyThe Mary's DormitionApocryphaKoimesis10th-12th Centuries |
| spellingShingle | José María Salvador González Iconography of the Dormition of the Virgin in the 10 th to 12 th Centuries Eikón Imago Medieval Art Iconography The Mary's Dormition Apocrypha Koimesis 10th-12th Centuries |
| title | Iconography of the Dormition of the Virgin in the 10 th to 12 th Centuries |
| title_full | Iconography of the Dormition of the Virgin in the 10 th to 12 th Centuries |
| title_fullStr | Iconography of the Dormition of the Virgin in the 10 th to 12 th Centuries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Iconography of the Dormition of the Virgin in the 10 th to 12 th Centuries |
| title_short | Iconography of the Dormition of the Virgin in the 10 th to 12 th Centuries |
| title_sort | iconography of the dormition of the virgin in the 10 th to 12 th centuries |
| topic | Medieval Art Iconography The Mary's Dormition Apocrypha Koimesis 10th-12th Centuries |
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