The Pistoia Lamentation
1984; University of Chicago Press; Volume: 23; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/766885
ISSN2169-3099
Autores Tópico(s)Byzantine Studies and History
ResumoThe painted cross in the cathedral of Pistoia was executed in 1274-75 by Coppo di Marcovaldo and his son Salerno. One of the narratives flanking Christ, the Lamentation, has always been assumed to be a standard version of the theme, but is instead an extraordinary variation. This paper calls attention to the curious features of this scene, and suggests that the anomalies may have been intended to allude to the Mass at Bolsena, a eucharistic miracle that occurred in 1263. The unusual iconography of this scene may shed light on two questions surrounding the cross: its original placement in the cathedral and the precise division of labor between father and son.
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