The Body in Motion and the Wandering Mind. The Visual Arts in the Service of Late Medieval Virtual Pilgrims

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Body in Motion and the Wandering Mind. The Visual Arts in the Service of Late Medieval Virtual Pilgrims

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The journey and travel itself represented a popular allegory in ancient as well as Chris-tian culture and mysticism of a human struggle for attaining eternal life or heavenly delights. Physical travel during the Middle Ages represented a long, dangerous and arduous activity. Apart from the physical dangers connected with travel as such, there was the immense threat of sudden death lurking nearby with its potential to cause not only the physical end of the traveler’s body but worse, that of his soul, leading it to eternal damnation. In order to protect the medieval traveler on his journey, fine art played an important role as some of its iconography was believed to have protective power and played an important role in the medieval Art of dying well (ars moriendi). Well-known examples of artwork protecting travelers from the physical dangers in-cluded images of St. Christopher, the Holy Face (Vera icon), the Virgin Mary etc. However, there also were images that were supposed to turn the traveler’s mind to-wards spiritual and moral matters. The article attempts to present a closer view of the specific iconography accompanying travelling people of the Late Middle Ages as well as to address the phenomena of the non-corporeal pilgrimage and the concept of the wandering and erring soul.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Body in Motion and the Wandering Mind. The Visual Arts in the Service of Late Medieval Virtual Pilgrims

Popis výsledku anglicky

The journey and travel itself represented a popular allegory in ancient as well as Chris-tian culture and mysticism of a human struggle for attaining eternal life or heavenly delights. Physical travel during the Middle Ages represented a long, dangerous and arduous activity. Apart from the physical dangers connected with travel as such, there was the immense threat of sudden death lurking nearby with its potential to cause not only the physical end of the traveler’s body but worse, that of his soul, leading it to eternal damnation. In order to protect the medieval traveler on his journey, fine art played an important role as some of its iconography was believed to have protective power and played an important role in the medieval Art of dying well (ars moriendi). Well-known examples of artwork protecting travelers from the physical dangers in-cluded images of St. Christopher, the Holy Face (Vera icon), the Virgin Mary etc. However, there also were images that were supposed to turn the traveler’s mind to-wards spiritual and moral matters. The article attempts to present a closer view of the specific iconography accompanying travelling people of the Late Middle Ages as well as to address the phenomena of the non-corporeal pilgrimage and the concept of the wandering and erring soul.

Druh

C - Kapitola v odborné knize

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60401 - Arts, Art history

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA18-20335S" target="_blank" >GA18-20335S: Bekyně a kazatelé. Mezi mravním ideálem, homiletikou a pastorační praxí v českých zemích 14.–16. století.</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název knihy nebo sborníku

Modestia est signum Sapientiae Studie nejen o středověk m uměn  k poctě Dalibora Prixe

ISBN

978-80-88283-46-1

Počet stran výsledku

17

Strana od-do

143-159

Počet stran knihy

423

Název nakladatele

Artefactum, nakladatelství ústavu dějin uměn AV ČR, v. v. i.,

Místo vydání

Praha ? Opava

Kód UT WoS kapitoly

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