Theodolinda
The fifteenth-century recollection of a Lombard Queen
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12033190 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Martindale (0000-0002-8182-4284, University of East Anglia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Pages | 195-225 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Church History (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0424-2084 • E-ISSN: 2059-0644 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0424208400013267 |
| OpenAlex | W2320547577 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
This paper arises out of an art historian’s interest in the frescoes of ‘Queen Theodolinda’s chapel’ in the cathedral of Monza, executed c . 1444 by the brothers Zavattari. Although these paintings have aroused intense regional interest, outside Italy they are possibly less well-known than they deserve to be. They call forth the questions of how and why Theodolinda – a ‘barbarian’ queen who lived in the late sixth and early seventh centuries – could have come to assume such a central role for the church of Monza. The interpretation and re-interpretation of her story – perhaps the projection of the present back into the past? – offers an appropriate topic for the theme of ‘The Church Retrospective’
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |