medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at 11:03 am, christopher crockett wrote:
> From: John Dillon <[log in to unmask]>
>
> > 3) Thomas of Canterbury (Thomas Becket; d. 1170).
>
> > A few visuals:
>
> > a)
> > x)
>
> y) Clark Maines identified Tom on the left splay (second from the
> door) of the
> Confessors' Portal of the South Transept of Chartres cathedral --and,
> believe
> it or not, i canNOT find a pic of it on The Innernets.
>
> cf.:
>
> Clark Maines, "A Figure of St. Thomas Becket at Chartres," Zeitschrift
> für
> Kunstgeschichte, XXXVI, 1973), pp. 163-173.
> http://www.jstor.org/stable/1481845
>
> (i can send a copy of that to anyone who needs one)
>
> c
Following up on that (and adding some other visuals for good measure):
y) A figure who might be T. (second from right) on the left jambs of the right portal (Confessors' Portal) of the south porch of the cathédrale Notre-Dame, Chartres:
http://tinyurl.com/ybuqr74
A little context:
http://tinyurl.com/ydqcbnk
c bis) T.'s murder as depicted in a late twelfth-century wall painting in the iglesia de San Nicolás in Soria (Castilla y León). The painting, exceptional in that its shows T. being stabbed in the back rather than struck in the head, was in the news earlier this year. Linked to here are two news reports with different views of it:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8029320.stm
http://iconosmedievales.blogspot.com/2009/11/csi-soria.html
and a brief BBC film clip showing more of the painting:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8192655.stm
Just as T.'s early depiction in the apse mosaics at Monreale has been ascribed to the influence of one of Henry II's daughters (Joanna/Giovanna, queen of Sicily), so this painting has been ascribed to the influence of another daughter (Eleanor/Leonor, queen of Castille).
k bis) T.'s murder as depicted in a fresco of ca. 1260 formerly in the episcopal place at Treviso (TV) in the Veneto and now in that see's diocesan museum:
http://tinyurl.com/ya3xpbo
http://tinyurl.com/yc5pc8b
In that first view, note the domes in the representation of Canterbury cathedral. It's thought that the artist was familiar with San Marco in Venice.
Best again,
John Dillon
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