The cross, a 16th century controversy

Author

Scavizzi, Giuseppe

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Storia dell'arte. 1989, Num. 65, 27-43, 19 ill.

ISSN

0392-4513

Abstract (en)

Analyzes Catholic attitudes toward the cross and its significance as a symbol before and during the Reformation, and contrasts Protestant attitudes, citing especially Luther and the Calvinists. Notes that as a result of the debate with the Protestants, the diffusion and veneration of the cross was actively promoted within the Catholic Church from the mid-16th c., and examines reflections of this in the iconography of the cross in Counter-Reformation painting.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800
• Cross
• Catholic Church
• Protestantism
• Theology
• Symbolism
• Iconography
• 1500-1600
• Reformation
• Counter-Reformation
• Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
• Calvinism
• True Cross
• Christian iconography
• Comparison
• Painting

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800
• Croix [iconographie]
• Eglise catholique
• Protestantisme
• Théologie
• Symbolisme
• Iconographie
• 1500-1600
• Réforme
• Contre-Réforme
• Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
• Calvinisme
• Vraie Croix
• Iconographie chrétienne
• Comparaison
• Peinture

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19911001-00458123

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