Naslov
The Constellation of Hercules and His Struggle with the Nemean Lion on Two Romanesque Reliefs from Split Cathedral

Autori
Čapeta Rakić, Ivana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Herakles Inside and Outside the Church. From the first Apologists to the end of the Quattrocento

Urednik/ci
Allan, Arlene ; Anagnostou-Laoutides, Eva ; Stafford, Emma

Izdavač
Brill

Grad
Leiden

Godina
2020

Raspon stranica
198-218

ISBN
978-90-04-42152-3

Ključne riječi
Hercules ; Nemean lion ; Hesperides ; romanesque ; sculpture

Sažetak
Under the vault of the belfry, at the western entrance to the cathedral of Split, there is a Romanesque arch with relief scenes depicting human figures devoid of any characteristics of holiness, and various animals, both real and imaginary. The reliefs were probably carved by the master Otto who signed his name on the reliefs of St. Domnius, St. Peter and St. Anastasius. In the mid-nineteenth century Eitelberger defined the reliefs on the arch generally as hunting scenes. Such an interpretation currently prevails among contemporary art historians. This paper provides an iconographic analysis of two reliefs at the endings of the arch. On the basis of a comparison with other European examples and in accordance with medieaval polysemy, Čapeta Rakić associates the scene on the left side of the arch with the Constellation of Hercules struggling with a dragon from the Garden of the Hesperides, and also links the scene on the right side of the arch to this classical hero and his struggle with the Nemean lion.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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