medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> On a separate note, crosses within halos - I remember putting out a request about this a few years back,
> which is perhaps worth repeating: does anyone have examples of figures OTHER THAN Christ with crosses
> in the halo? I have an Icelandic example (13th c. as I recall) and still canīt figure out whether the artist
> (who, as an artist, is quite good) is making a theological point or is just iconographically challenged.
Dear Meg,
It is not just Christ, but all three persons of the Trinity who, at least by the later
Middle Ages, can be identified by a cruciform halo. See, for example, the splendid
Coronation of the Virgin altarpiece of 1454 by Enguerrand Quarton at Villeneuve-
les-Avignon. Your point about iconographic booboos is well taken. If the Agnani
rider *is* intended to signify Christ, the halo should be cruciform. Leastwise, I know
of no other image of Christ later than about the mid-5th century that doesn't feature
a cruciform halo.
Cheers,
Jim Bugslag
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