Portugal e as variações artísticas de um culto: a iconografia de Santiago na escultura dos séculos XIII e XIV

Translated title of the contribution: Portugal and the artistic variants of a cult: the iconography of St. James in 13th and 14th century sculpture

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Abstract

Na arte figurativa produzida (ou trazida) para Portugal entre os séculos XIII e XIV, a representação de Santiago encontrou uma expressão mais diversificada e mais abundante nas diversas formas de escultura do que na pintura, onde só conhecemos a sua presença a partir do século XV ou, na ourivesaria, de que não nos chegou qualquer exemplo. Assim, este texto propõe abordar as primeiras representações do apóstolo Tiago Maior na arte portuguesa através de esculturas devocionais (imagens de altar), mas também de relevos, e de como a iconografia do santo acompanhou as variações/ preferências da religiosidade de cada época, bem como os factores políticos dominantes.

In the figurative art produced in (or brought to) Portugal in the 13th and 14th centuries, the representation of Saint James gave rise to more diversified and more abundant expression in different types of sculpture than in painting, where it was only present from the 15th century. This essay proposes to approach the earliest representations of the apostle Saint James in Portuguese art through devotional sculpture (altar images), and also reliefs, to demonstrate how the iconography of the saint reflected the variations and preferences of the religiosity of each era, as well as its dominant political factors.
Translated title of the contributionPortugal and the artistic variants of a cult: the iconography of St. James in 13th and 14th century sculpture
Original languagePortuguese
Pages (from-to)85-110
Number of pages26
JournalAd Limina
VolumeXI
Issue number11
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Keywords

  • escultura
  • séculos XIII e XIV
  • Santiago
  • Iconografia
  • devotional images
  • altarpiece
  • apostle
  • pilgrim
  • matamouros
  • Mestre Pero
  • Coimbra

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