medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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From: "Laura Jacobus" <[log in to unmask]>
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culture" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 03 January 2011 12:45
Subject: Re: [M-R] blindfolding image, with follow-up question
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Two suggestions for your follow-up question. The text from which the
> blindfolding image derives may have been ambigous- what is translated as
> 'blindfolding' in most English versions may say something like 'bound in
> cloth' latin, greek or whatever. Also, in the original diptych there may
> be a system of vertical parallelism in operation- thus the cloth used for
> blindfolding may be typologically linked with the shroud used for the
> entombment shown above; the striking of Christ's body in the flagellation
> may be linked with the instruction 'noli me tangere' the scene above.
> Further reading might establish vertical parallels for the other two
> pairs, which aren't so obvious in visual terms, but I feel certain that it
> wouldn't be beyond the bounds of scholastic imaginations to come up with
> something linking them (eg themes around recognition or violence linking
> the Kiss of Judas/Malchus's ear and the Crucifixion; themes of charity and
> mercy linking way to Calvary and harrowing of hell- though Simon of Cyrene
> doesn't appear to be shown?)
>
> all best
>
> Laura
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> From: "Genevra Kornbluth" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: 02 January 2011 21:57
> Subject: Re: [M-R] image archive, with question
>
>
>> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>> Dear John, Carlos, and Diana,
>> Obviously, I should have followed the advice I used to give students:
>> when puzzled by an image associated with a text, read the text!
>> Thanks for your tolerance of an ignorant question-- I'm more familiar
>> with iconography of the 4th c. than of the 14th.
>> The Duccio parallel cited by John is especially nice.
>>
>> http://www.wga.hu/art/d/duccio/maesta/verso_2/verso11.jpg
>>
>> Now I suppose that the question should be, why would the cloth be so very
>> much larger on the ivory than in other images?
>> Best,
>> Genevra
>>
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