The Lion and the Wisdom—The Multiple Meanings of the Lion as One of the Keys for Deciphering Vittore Carpaccio’s <i>Meditation on the Passion</i>
The current paper will concentrate on the lion featured in Vittore Carpaccio’s <i>Meditation on the Passion</i>. The multiple meanings of the lion in primary sources will serve as a key towards demonstrating the concept of prophecy, one of the multi-level meanings referring to all three...
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| description | The current paper will concentrate on the lion featured in Vittore Carpaccio’s <i>Meditation on the Passion</i>. The multiple meanings of the lion in primary sources will serve as a key towards demonstrating the concept of prophecy, one of the multi-level meanings referring to all three figures featured in the painting—Job, Christ and St. Jerome. To this, an interpretation not discussed hitherto with reference to the <i>Meditation</i> will be added—the lion as alluding to the concept of wisdom as referred to in the book of Job. Furthermore, the lion and the wisdom will be discussed as an allusion to the self-image of Venice during the period in which the painting was executed, and thus add another, social and civic, reading. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-88738c6753e54b3d8160cd97fe04b1fe2022-12-22T01:36:19ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442019-05-0110534410.3390/rel10050344rel10050344The Lion and the Wisdom—The Multiple Meanings of the Lion as One of the Keys for Deciphering Vittore Carpaccio’s <i>Meditation on the Passion</i>Atara Moscovich0Independent Scholar, Yehud 5624209, IsraelThe current paper will concentrate on the lion featured in Vittore Carpaccio’s <i>Meditation on the Passion</i>. The multiple meanings of the lion in primary sources will serve as a key towards demonstrating the concept of prophecy, one of the multi-level meanings referring to all three figures featured in the painting—Job, Christ and St. Jerome. To this, an interpretation not discussed hitherto with reference to the <i>Meditation</i> will be added—the lion as alluding to the concept of wisdom as referred to in the book of Job. Furthermore, the lion and the wisdom will be discussed as an allusion to the self-image of Venice during the period in which the painting was executed, and thus add another, social and civic, reading.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/5/344Vittore Carpaccio<i>Meditation on the Passion</i>animal symbolismJob in Venetian Articonography of Job |
| spellingShingle | Atara Moscovich The Lion and the Wisdom—The Multiple Meanings of the Lion as One of the Keys for Deciphering Vittore Carpaccio’s <i>Meditation on the Passion</i> Religions Vittore Carpaccio <i>Meditation on the Passion</i> animal symbolism Job in Venetian Art iconography of Job |
| title | The Lion and the Wisdom—The Multiple Meanings of the Lion as One of the Keys for Deciphering Vittore Carpaccio’s <i>Meditation on the Passion</i> |
| title_full | The Lion and the Wisdom—The Multiple Meanings of the Lion as One of the Keys for Deciphering Vittore Carpaccio’s <i>Meditation on the Passion</i> |
| title_fullStr | The Lion and the Wisdom—The Multiple Meanings of the Lion as One of the Keys for Deciphering Vittore Carpaccio’s <i>Meditation on the Passion</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Lion and the Wisdom—The Multiple Meanings of the Lion as One of the Keys for Deciphering Vittore Carpaccio’s <i>Meditation on the Passion</i> |
| title_short | The Lion and the Wisdom—The Multiple Meanings of the Lion as One of the Keys for Deciphering Vittore Carpaccio’s <i>Meditation on the Passion</i> |
| title_sort | lion and the wisdom the multiple meanings of the lion as one of the keys for deciphering vittore carpaccio s i meditation on the passion i |
| topic | Vittore Carpaccio <i>Meditation on the Passion</i> animal symbolism Job in Venetian Art iconography of Job |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/5/344 |
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