È meglio guardare le figure. Cicli decorativi e cicli narrativi tra XIV e XV secolo

Translated title of the contribution: [Autom. eng. transl.] It is better to look at the figures. Decorative cycles and narrative cycles between the 14th and 15th centuries

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Abstract

This essay focuses on two mediaeval ceilings whose iconography has turned out to be helpful for philologists and historians of literature. The story of “Madonna Elena” in Palazzo Chiaramonte (Steri) in Palermo (1377-1380) allows a better understanding of the tradition of this legend, which is also transmitted by an Italian cantare. The extant decoration of palazzo Ghiringhelli in Bellinzona (around 1470, but the building was demolished in the 20th century) shows some characters of the anonymous and rather irregular chivalric poems “Falconetto” and “Vendetta di Falconetto”, published in Milan in the second half of the 15th century. In this case the paintings locate more clearly the literary texts in their geographic and cultural context.
Translated title of the contribution[Autom. eng. transl.] It is better to look at the figures. Decorative cycles and narrative cycles between the 14th and 15th centuries
Original languageItalian
Title of host publicationNarrazioni e strategie dell’illustrazione. Codici e romanzi cavallereschi nell’Italia del Nord (secc. XIV-XVI)
Pages123-137
Number of pages15
Publication statusPublished - 2014
EventNarration et stratégies de l’illustration. Codex et romans chevaleresques dans l’Italie du Nord (XIVe-XVIe siècle) - Université de Lausanne
Duration: 22 Feb 201323 Feb 2013

Publication series

Name‘Studi lombardi’, sezione di letteratura e arte della collana «Etudes lausannoises»

Conference

ConferenceNarration et stratégies de l’illustration. Codex et romans chevaleresques dans l’Italie du Nord (XIVe-XVIe siècle)
CityUniversité de Lausanne
Period22/2/1323/2/13

Keywords

  • Bellinzona - Palazzo Ghiringhelli
  • Cantari - Madonna Elena
  • Chivalric Literature - 15th century
  • Letteratura cavalleresca - XV secolo
  • Palermo - Steri - Painted ceiling
  • Palermo - Steri - Soffitto dipinto

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