Margaret of Antioch the Demon-Slayer, East and West: The Iconography of the Predella of the Boston Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine
1993; University of Chicago Press; Volume: 32; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/767014
ISSN2169-3099
Autores Tópico(s)Historical and Religious Studies of Rome
ResumoOn the predella of a fourteenth-century Sienese panel painting, the Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the unusual scene of St. Margaret of Antioch striking the demon Beelzebub with a hammer, derived from the Byzantine visual tradition, is paired with Michael the Archangel slaying the dragon. In the center, two knights exchange the kiss of peace, a gesture which is analogous to the contemporary custom of achieving private peace settlements known as lovedays. In this predella, St. Margaret as woman warrior joins the Archangel Michael in defeating the forces of discord and chaos in the world in order to bring about the reconciliation--the loveday--celebrated in the central scene.
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