Entre Orient et Occident: l'image de saint Jean du XIe au XIVe siècle

• Autores: Véronique Rouchon-Mouilleron
• Localización: Revue de l'art, ISSN 0035-1326, Nº. 158, 2007, págs. 35-45
• Idioma: francés
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  • Part of a special issue devoted to Medieval art from the Mediterranean basin. In the Greek and Latin medieval world, the figure of Saint John was widespread in Christian imagery and in the universe of monks and laymen. The “cycles” devoted to Saint John demonstrate both the early Byzantine interest in this saint, as well as the sharp increase in Saint John cycles in Western art at the end of the 12th century. The communal organization of the cities in the center and in the north of Italy explains his privileged position. The religious aspirations of the new mendicant orders also resulted in an increase in artistic interest in John between 1180 and 1200. The writer goes on to discuss the contamination between the images of Saint John the Baptist and Saint Francis.