The Iconographic Type of the Coronation of the Virgin in the Renaissance Italian Painting in the Light of the Medieval Theology

This article highlights the artistic and conceptual relevance of the iconographic type of the Coronation of Mary in Italy during the Late Middle Ages and Early Modernity. We have analyzed 14 Italian Renaissance paintings, aiming to discover the possible doctrinal sources that inspire them. From a co...

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Published in:Religions (Basel, Switzerland ) Switzerland ), 2022-11, Vol.13 (12), p.1145
Main Author: Salvador-González, José María
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
4th century
Anselm of Canterbury, Saint (1033-1109)
Centuries
Christianity
Coronation of the Virgin
God
History
Italian painting
liturgical hymns
Marian iconography
Painting, Italian
Painting, Renaissance
patristics
Religious aspects
Religious symbolism
Renaissance Art
Renaissance painting
Theologians
theological sources
Theology
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Summary:This article highlights the artistic and conceptual relevance of the iconographic type of the Coronation of Mary in Italy during the Late Middle Ages and Early Modernity. We have analyzed 14 Italian Renaissance paintings, aiming to discover the possible doctrinal sources that inspire them. From a conceptual perspective, we have specified that the iconography of The Coronation of the Virgin in Italy is directly inspired by the comments of some Church Fathers and medieval theologians and hymnographers. From the formal perspective, we discover that three different iconographyc types complement each other as progressively more complex variants of a similar basic structure.
ISSN:2077-1444
2077-1444
DOI:10.3390/rel13121145