Margaret of Antioch the demon-slayer, East and West : the iconography of the predella of the Boston Mystic marriage of St. Catherine

Author

Drewer, Lois

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Gesta. 1993, Num. 1, Vol. 32, 11-20, 12 ill.

ISSN

0016-920X

Abstract (en)

On the predella of a 14th-c. Sienese panel painting, the Mystic Marriage of S. Catherine (Boston, Museum of Fine Arts), the unusual scene of S. Margaret of Antioch striking the demon Beelzebub with a hammer, derived from the Byzantine visual tradition, is paired with Michael the Archangel slaying the dragon. In the center, two knights exchange the kiss of peace, a gesture which is analogous to the contemporary custom of achieving private peace settlements known as lovedays. In this predella, S. Margaret as woman warrior joins the Archangel Michael in defeating the forces of discord and chaos in the world in order to bring about the reconciliation celebrated in the central scene.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 300-1400 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- Italy
• Painting
• Italy
• 1300-1400
• Mystic Marriage of S. Catherine
• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston||Boston (MA, USA)
• Margaret of Antioch, S.
• Iconography
• Saints
• Michael the Archangel, S.
• Beelzebub
• Christian iconography
• Peace
• Symbolism
• Siena (ITA)

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 300-1400 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Italie
• Peinture
• Italie
• 1300-1400
• Mariage mystique de sainte Catherine
• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston||Boston (MA, USA)
• Marguerite d'Antioche, sainte
• Iconographie
• Saints
• Michel, saint
• Belzébuth
• Iconographie chrétienne
• Paix
• Symbolisme
• Siena (ITA)

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19940701-00343898

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