"Non si fa niente contra la verita" : historischer Schauplatz und ikonographische Inszenierung im Vermählungsbild von Rubens' Medici-Zyklus

Author

Weber, Kristine; Müller Hofstede, Justus

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

German

Source

Wallraf-Richartz-Jahrbuch. 1990, Vol. 51, 131-163, 13 ill.

ISSN

0083-7105

Abstract (en)

Analyzes the iconography of Rubens's Marriage by Proxy of Maria de' Medici, 1622-23 (Paris, Louvre). Examines the relation of the setting to the interior of the Florence duomo, where the ceremony took place, making reference to a passage ("non si fa niente contra la verita") from a letter written by N.C.F. de Peiresc to Rubens in 1622. Examines the significance of Rubens's self-portrait behind Maria de' Medici. Focuses on the sculptural group of God the Father with the body of Christ, depicted above the altar. Argues that the prominence of this motif underlines the theme of divine love and sacrifice as a precondition of the sacrament of marriage. Relates the figures of Maria and the groom-by-proxy to the theme of the marriage of the Virgin. Discusses the program as a reflection of the queen's political and religious agenda in France during the Counter-Reformation.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- Belgium
• Belgium
• 1600-1700
• Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640
• Painting
• Marriage by Proxy of Maria de' Medici
• Musée national du Louvre||Paris (FRA)
• Peiresc, Nicolas Claude Fabri de, 1580-1637
• Correspondence
• Iconography
• Mary, Virgin: Marriage
• Self-portraits
• Christian iconography
• God: With the dead Christ
• S. Maria del Fiore (cathedral)||Firenze (ITA)
• Architecture
• Sources
• Comparison
• Politics
• France
• Counter-Reformation
• Matrimony
• Marie de Médicis, queen of France, 1573-1642
• Commissions

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Belgique
• Belgique
• 1600-1700
• Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640
• Peinture
• Mariage par procuration de Marie de Médicis
• Musée national du Louvre||Paris (FRA)
• Peiresc, Nicolas Claude Fabri de, 1580-1637
• Correspondance
• Iconographie
• Vierge: Mariage
• Autoportrait
• Iconographie chrétienne
• Dieu le Père: Avec le Christ mort
• S. Maria del Fiore (cathédrale)||Firenze (ITA)
• Architecture
• Sources
• Comparaison
• Politique
• France
• Contre-Réforme
• Mariage (sacrement)
• Marie de Médicis, reine de France, 1573-1642
• Commande d'oeuvre d'art

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920701-00426766

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