This study is an iconographical analysis of the apse mosaic of the church of Santa Maria Nova in Rome. Acknowledging Pope Alexander III (1159-1181) as the patron of the decorative design, the author aims at showing how certain iconographical choices reflect a definite political climate. That which has been splitting the Church up into the Antipope's supporters and those of Alexander III since the pontifical election of 1159. The four apostles' depiction - Peter, Andrew (right), James and John (left) - next to the Virgin and the Child appear as an allusion to the fish draught story (Mt 4, 18-22). A New Testament episode, abundantly discussed among the Fathers of the Church, that would have allowed Alexander III - back in Rome after a long ex...
This thesis is dedicated to western representations of the Ascension of Jesus Christ between the IX ...
This thesis is dedicated to western representations of the Ascension of Jesus Christ between the IX ...
This thesis is dedicated to western representations of the Ascension of Jesus Christ between the IX ...
This study is an iconographical analysis of the apse mosaic of the church of Santa Maria Nova in Rom...
The church of S. Maria in Trastevere was one of the tituli or parish churches of ancient Rome, known...
The church of S. Maria in Trastevere was one of the tituli or parish churches of ancient Rome, known...
The church of S. Maria in Trastevere was one of the tituli or parish churches of ancient Rome, known...
The church of S. Maria in Trastevere was one of the tituli or parish churches of ancient Rome, known...
The church of S. Maria in Trastevere was one of the tituli or parish churches of ancient Rome, known...
The apse mosaic of Santa Maria Nova in the Roman Forum, dating back to about the mid-12th century, h...
This thesis is dedicated to western representations of the Ascension of Jesus Christ between the IX ...
This thesis is dedicated to western representations of the Ascension of Jesus Christ between the IX ...
This thesis is dedicated to western representations of the Ascension of Jesus Christ between the IX ...
This paper analyzes the setting up of the cult of Saint Jerome in Rome at the end of the 13th centur...
The apse mosaic of Santa Maria Nova in the Roman Forum, dating back to about the mid-12th century, h...
This thesis is dedicated to western representations of the Ascension of Jesus Christ between the IX ...
This thesis is dedicated to western representations of the Ascension of Jesus Christ between the IX ...
This thesis is dedicated to western representations of the Ascension of Jesus Christ between the IX ...
This study is an iconographical analysis of the apse mosaic of the church of Santa Maria Nova in Rom...
The church of S. Maria in Trastevere was one of the tituli or parish churches of ancient Rome, known...
The church of S. Maria in Trastevere was one of the tituli or parish churches of ancient Rome, known...
The church of S. Maria in Trastevere was one of the tituli or parish churches of ancient Rome, known...
The church of S. Maria in Trastevere was one of the tituli or parish churches of ancient Rome, known...
The church of S. Maria in Trastevere was one of the tituli or parish churches of ancient Rome, known...
The apse mosaic of Santa Maria Nova in the Roman Forum, dating back to about the mid-12th century, h...
This thesis is dedicated to western representations of the Ascension of Jesus Christ between the IX ...
This thesis is dedicated to western representations of the Ascension of Jesus Christ between the IX ...
This thesis is dedicated to western representations of the Ascension of Jesus Christ between the IX ...
This paper analyzes the setting up of the cult of Saint Jerome in Rome at the end of the 13th centur...
The apse mosaic of Santa Maria Nova in the Roman Forum, dating back to about the mid-12th century, h...
This thesis is dedicated to western representations of the Ascension of Jesus Christ between the IX ...
This thesis is dedicated to western representations of the Ascension of Jesus Christ between the IX ...
This thesis is dedicated to western representations of the Ascension of Jesus Christ between the IX ...