Prophecy in stone : the exterior facade of the basilica of St. Francis in Assisi

Author

Michaels, Daniel T.

Document type

Article (livre)

Language

English

Book title

The art of the Franciscan order in Italy

Author (monograph)

Cook, William R. (Editor, Collective Author)

Source

The art of the Franciscan order in Italy. 2005, 71-93, pl. 1-11, 11 ill., 1 map

Publisher

Brill, Leiden (NLD)

Publication country

Netherlands

Abstract (en)

Discusses the iconography and symbolism of the 13th-c. facade of the upper church of S. Francesco in Assisi, and its architectural elements (including the double doors and the rose window), and its sculpture, particularly the symbols of the four evangelists around the rose window, and the animal imagery of the stringcourse. Argues that the theological purpose and unity of the facade's design functions as an introduction to the operative Scriptural hermeneutic among the frescoed narratives in the interior.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 300-1400 -- Architecture and excavations -- Italy
• Evangelists: Symbols
• Christian iconography
• Animals
• Architecture
• Architectural elements
• Facades
• Doors
• Rose windows
• Sculpture
• Architectural decoration
• Mural painting
• 1200-1300
• S. Francesco, upper church||Assisi (ITA)
• Italy
• Symbolism
• Theology
• Hermeneutics

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 300-1400 -- Architecture et fouilles -- Italie
• Evangélistes: Symboles
• Iconographie chrétienne
• Animal
• Architecture
• Elément architectural
• Façade
• Porte [door]
• Grande rose
• Sculpture
• Décoration architecturale
• Peinture murale
• 1200-1300
• S. Francesco, église supérieure||Assisi (ITA)
• Italie
• Symbolisme
• Théologie
• Herméneutique

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier20060701-00027256

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