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This essay discusses the mounted image of St. George slaying an emperor within the broader context of how and why early Christian images were transformed and adapted to the early Byzantine religious style. The representational framework of Arthur Danto’s philosophical system is used to tie together the threads of this research. By drawing parallels between changes in contemporary art and culture – often referred to as the modern/postmodern shift – and the transition of the Hellenistic to the Byzantine era, structures common to artistic creation and reception are brought to the fore. The case study presents the history of the depiction of St. George slaying Diocletian, how it emerged in the Caucasus region, and the manner in which it reflects the stylistic changes that took place in the late antique eastern Roman world. The social, cultural and philosophical ramifications of the shift of high classical art to the early Byzantine style are laid out in terms of art, modes of inquiry, and action-orientation. A theory is presented on what role the image of St. George killing Diocletian may have played in transforming the late antique and early medieval worldview. The final section sketches a philosophical framework that supports the conclusions of this research.
Vox Patrum
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1987
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vol. 12
155-164
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The Author briefly discusses three types of images interpreted as probable representations of the Holy Spirit.
Polonia Sacra
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2014
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vol. 18
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issue 4
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The frescoes of the catacombs of Priscilla, discussed in the article, were formed between the end of the second century to the fourth century. Up to the twentieth century all three were considered as devoted to St. Mary, but then criticism rejected the third of them (the fresco in the cubicle known as the The Velatio, representing three events from the life of an unknown woman). The two other paintings (Mary with the Infant Jesus and The Annunciation) may show the Christians’ devotion to St. Mary in the period from the turn of the second and third centuries to the fourth century. It can be stated that the cult of Our Lady existed always in consideration of Her relation to Jesus. It never existed as a separate and exclusive worship of Mary herself. Since the turn of the second and third century to the fourth century, Christians particularly stressed the importance of Mary as the Mother of the Messiah announced by the prophets and as the Mother of the Savior. Frescoes devoted to the Virgin Mary of the catacombs of St. Priscilla depict also the theme of dead Christians’ prayers who are asking Mary as the Mother of the Messiah for intercession for them with God. The paintings do not give Mary a central place on the images what is a theological confirmation of Her subordinate role in the history of God’s plan of salvation.
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Malarstwo katakumbowe stanowi najstarszy przekład rzymskiej sztuki chrześcijańskiej. Na freskach z rzymskich katakumb Maryja była ukazywana albo jako Matka Jezusa, albo jako orantka. Najczęściej spotykany obraz z Maryją w roli głównej to scena przedstawiająca Hołd Magów vel Mędrców ze Wschodu. Fresk o tej tematyce znajdujemy na ścianach kilku katakumb, w tym m.in.: Pryscylli, Piotra i Marcelina, Domicylli, Agnieszki, Kaliksta. Innym powtarzającym się motywem jest Madonna z Dzieciątkiem – spotykamy go m.in. u Pryscylli, św. Walentyna i w Cimiterium Maius (znanym jako katakumby św. Agnieszki). Umieszczony na suficie podziemnego korytarza w katakumbach Pryscylli fresk ukazujący Maryję z Dzieciątkiem uznawany jest za najstarszy wizerunek Maryi z katakumb rzymskich. W katakumbach spotykamy także sceny obrazujące wydarzenia z życia Maryi, stanowiące ilustracje wybranych perykop Nowego Testamentu. Do najbardziej znanych należy obrazowanie sceny zwiastowania z katakumb Pryscylli oraz sceny nawiedzenia z katakumb św. Walentyna. Dzisiaj uważa się, że najstarsze freski maryjne pochodzą dopiero z końca II wieku. Do IV wieku Maryja była przedstawiana zawsze w towarzystwie Syna. Sztuka wczesnochrześcijańska łączyła postać Maryi z tajemnicą wcielenia Jezusa. Obrazowano Maryję, by podkreślić ludzką naturę Syna Bożego. Kult Maryi był zależny od kultu Jezusa, nie istniał jako samodzielny.
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