Theodulf's mythical silver Hercules vase, Poetica vanitas, and the Augustinian critique of the Roman heritage

Author

Nees, Lawrence

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Dumbarton Oaks papers/Studies on art and archeology in honor of Ernst Kitzinger on his seventy-fifth birthday. 1987, Vol. 41, p. 443-451

ISSN

0070-7546

Abstract (en)

Disagrees with the thesis that the description of an antique silver vase in Theodulf of Orléans ca.799 poem Contra iudices (Against Judges) refers to an actual work of ancient art. Argues it is more likely that Theodulf--while he may have seen some sort of Late Antique (2d-3d c.) silver repoussé vessel--instead drew upon several well-known literary sources for creating a program of images for his own purposes. Emphasizes the influence on Theodulf of S. Augustine's critique of the pagan Roman tradition in his De civitate Dei.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 300-1400
• Theodulf, bishop of Orléans, 750-821
• Contra iudices
• Vases
• Silver (objects)
• Late Antique
• Iconography
• Hercules
• Christian iconography
• Literature
• Carolingian
• Augustine, S., bishop of Hippo, 354-430
• De civitate Dei
• Paganism
• Roman Empire
• Influence

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 300-1400
• Contra iudices
• Vase
• Argenterie
• Antiquité tardive
• Iconographie
• Hercule
• Iconographie chrétienne
• Littérature
• Carolingien (art)
• Augustin, saint, évêque d'Hippone, 354-430
• La Cité de Dieu
• Paganisme
• Empire romain
• Influence

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910101-00447718

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