Behold the Wounds on Christ
Crucifixion Imagery in Late Medieval Ireland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3185501 |
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| Authors | Karen Ralph, K M Ralph (New York University Paris, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 570 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel13060570 |
| OpenAlex | W4283214548 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
Crucifixion scenes in late medieval Ireland, as was typical elsewhere in Europe at the time, largely present a pitiful image of a wounded and tortured Christ. This paper examines the iconography of these scenes across various media including manuscript illumination and sculpture in stone and metalwork from the late fourteenth to the mid sixteenth century. The iconography is situated within the wider European artistic tradition and within the context of contemporary religious sentiment in Ireland as expressed through the literature and material culture. Finally, the interaction between image/object and the viewer is explored, and it is proposed that such imagery encouraged and often required an active rather than passive participation on behalf of the devotee
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Behold · Iconography · Literature · Medieval art · Sculpture · Visual arts · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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