Michelangelo’s Pietà as Tomb Monument
Patronage, Liturgy, and Mourning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10410866 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emily A Fenichel (Florida Atlantic University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 862-896 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Renaissance Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-4338 • E-ISSN: 1935-0236 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/693883 |
| OpenAlex | W2759156623 |
| Language | IT |
| References cited | 13 |
In focusing on Michelangelo’s signature, recent scholarship on his “Pietà” in St. Peter’s has separated the sculpture from its spiritual intent. In contrast, this article will consider how the sculpture group spoke to its original religious context, principally as the funerary monument of Michelangelo’s powerful French patron, Cardinal Lagraulas. The Rome “Pietà” was an important part of the funeral rites for the cardinal that mirrors and amplifies the liturgy surrounding death, particularly the hour of vespers. Reconstructing the sculpture’s relationship to its liturgical and funerary ensemble will highlight Michelangelo’s iconographic and artistic ingenuity in the service of religion and his patron
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Context (archaeology · Liturgy · Scholarship · Sculpture · Visual arts · Byzantine Studies and History · Classics · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History · Law · Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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