medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Dear medieval-religion colleagues,
The image Gordon sent to the list, of a vengeful Thomas Becket hovering in the air, reminds me to ask the list's members about the post-mortem representation of saints in the visual arts. Was it common for them to be portrayed as flying or hovering in the air, horizontally or swooping downward? Or perhaps in an upright position, but suspended above the earthly actors?
On a closely related issue, are any of you aware of scholarship related to pre-early-modern 'flying saints', whether in art or in textual form?
Many thanks for your considerations. Best wishes, George
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George FERZOCO
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