Courtney:
V.A. Kolve gave one of the plenary lectures at the Medieval Academy in
Tucson, 1993, a fascinating talk entitled "Psalm 52 and Medieval Passion
Iconography: The Fool as Killer of Christ." In it, he discussed the
demonizing of Jews in art of the late Middle Ages, especially in the
context of "The fool says in his heart, there is no God," which of course
can translate equally well from the Latin as "He is not God." So, many
fifteenth-century psalters depicted Jews at this point as willfully
refusing to recognize the divinity of Jesus. I don't know if Kolve has
ever published this; perhaps if you're interested, somebody else on the
list may be able to give further direction.
Phyllis
>Apologies for cross postings...
>
>I'm a graduate student looking at Andrea Mantegna's half-length narrative
>paintings. He seems to be the first to put narrative scenes into this
>format, and I'm interested in the fact that the three subjects he chose to
>depict in this manner -- The Presentation in the Temple, The Adoration of
>the Magi, and Ecce Homo -- all deal with the idea of those who do and do
>not recognize Christ. This idea is made more obvious than might me
>expected in the Ecce Homo, because instead of Pilate or Roman soldiers
>presenting Christ, it is the Jews, made explicit here by their costumes.
>So, any thoughts? Can anyone point me toward any 15thc or earlier
>information -- devotional literature, sermons, etc. -- that deal with the
>idea of those who do and do not recognize Christ, or modern scholarship on
>this idea? How about the *idea* of recognition in a new type of devotional
>work, a half-length narrative, or in devotional works in general?
>
>Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions,
>
>Courtney
>
>
>Courtney Ann Hanson
>Graduate Student, Art History
>University of Oregon
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