"Sicut lilium inter spinas". Floral Metaphors in Late Medieval Marian Iconography from Patristic and Theological Sources

"Sicut lilium inter spinas". Floral Metaphors in Late Medieval Marian Iconography from Patristic and Theological Sources

This paper proposes  an  interpretation  of the  flowers  and  other plant motifs present in some late medieval images of four Marian themes: the Virgin Enthroned with Child, the Virgin of Humility, the Sacra Conversazione and the Coronation of the Virgin. By supplementing certain unjustified conven...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: José María Salvador González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2014-09-01
Series:Eikón Imago
Subjects:
Medieval Art
Iconography
Mariology
Patrology
Late Medieval Painting
Online Access:https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/EIKO/article/view/73394

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