medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Christopher Crockett wrote:
> i'll be happy to take credit --with a little help from others on this list who
> may have visited the site after my post called attention to it-- for
> deepsixing that particular bit of hate siteing on the web.
Don't be too sure. I suspect they'll be back.
>>That fresco, BTW, is readily visible in S. Petronio's Bolognini Chapel.
>
> I spotted its "Machomet" legend and detail the very first time I visited
> the basilica.
>
> that may have been the artist's intention.
>
> or the intention of his patrons.
>
> sometimes happens, in middlevil art.
>
> or, even in "Renaissance" art.
My thought, too. But to whom? And on what occasions? Chapels that are
open today were frequently closed in the later MA and the "Renaissance".
This one, endowed not too long after construction had begun on the
huge patronal monument of which it is a part, is outfitted not only with
vivid scenes of the afterlife but also with images of Petronius engaging
in his lifetime in essentially civic-patronal acts. One might suppose
both an ongoing audience of members of the Bolognini family (whose very
surname suggests an intimate association with their city) and an at
least occasional audience of Bologna's civic leadership. There's a
substantial literature in which one could look for an answer, but I
haven't the time. Does anyone on this list know?
>>I also was [interested]
rather: [unsuccessful]
in finding a less vindictively worded
> English-language site combining a reproduction of the detail with news
> accounts of the 2002 incident.
>
> well, thanks to my dilligent efforts, we no longer have the pretty good .jpg
> from the AoG site, but here's a Reuters story from 6/24/2002 on the threatened
> attack:
>
> http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/6-24-2002-20970.asp
>
> and one from The Telegraph:
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/06/24/wfresc24.xml
The key word here was _combining_. These accounts are devoid of visuals.
Best again,
John Dillon
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