World Heritage Site: Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
Publication Year: 2018
Publication Type: Article
Publication Identifier: WHE5D3B0F99C2
Summary
The study reveals that the iconography of Creation in Western Europe (11th–13th centuries) was influenced by earlier traditions, particularly those from San Paolo Fuori le Mura and early Christian texts like Genesis of Lord Cotton and Pentateuch of Ashburnham. By analyzing the personification of Light during the First Day of Creation, the research suggests possible reconstructions for lost frescoes and traces iconographical borrowings. The findings highlight mutual interactions between key elements—Light and Darkness, Sun and Moon—in 'roman-type' compositions, indicating a dynamic interplay that shaped visual representations of creation narratives.
Citation
Pozhidaeva, A. V. (2018). “AND GOD SAW THE LIGHT, THAT IT WAS GOOD”: PERSONIFICATIONS OF LIGHT WESTERN EUROPEAN ICONOGRAPHY OF THE CREATION (11-13 CENTURIES). RSUH/RGGU Bulletin. Series History. Philology. Cultural Studies. Oriental Studies, (7), 56–81. https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6355-2018-7-56-81
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