IMC 2020: Sessions
Session 1741: Boundaries between Life and Death in the North Adriatic
Thursday 9 July 2020, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | Croatian Science Foundation |
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| Organisers: | Barbara Španjol Pandelo, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences University of Rijeka Barbara Španjol-Pandelo, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Rijeka |
| Moderator/Chair: | Suzana Miljan, Institute of Historical & Social Sciences, Croatian Academy of Sciences & Arts, Zagreb |
| Paper 1741-a | Devotion of the Cross: The Late Medieval North Adriatic Crucifixes (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Art History - Decorative Arts, Art History - Sculpture, Religious Life |
| Paper 1741-b | Time of Vespers: Examples of the North Adriatic Pietà (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Art History - Decorative Arts, Art History - Sculpture, Religious Life |
| Paper 1741-c | To Act 'Post mortem' in Late Medieval Croatian (Glagolitic and Latinism) Literature (Language: English) Index terms: Hagiography, Language and Literature - Slavic, Mentalities, Religious Life |
| Paper 1741-d | Alive or Dead?: Wooden Effigies in Funeral Processions (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Sculpture, Daily Life, Mentalities, Religious Life |
| Abstract | This four-paper session explores various aspects of religious life and its impact on the medieval Northern Adriatic. In accordance with the specific strand of borders and boundaries, the proposed papers will each analyse a particular topic, such as: Were there any boundaries between different artistic influences in the artisanship of late medieval wooden crucifixes and to what extent have they defined the woodcarving production in the North Adriatic? What were the boundaries between various influences on the production of medieval sculptures of Pietà in the context of expressing compassion and piety? How did the representations of saints' power trough relics in late medieval Croatian literature shape cultural imagination of small communities? What message did the wooden effigies tried to convey during the funeral procession? |