Naslov
The Echoes of Jerusalem in Late Medieval Dubrovnik: Public Devotion, Spiritual Pilgrimage and the Sea

Autori
Marušić, Matko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Skup
Medieval Europe in Motion - The Sea

Mjesto i datum
Lisabon, Portugal, 28.11.2022. - 01.12.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
Dubrovnik ; Holy Land ; devotion to the Passion of Christ ; virtual pilgrimage

Sažetak
The paper explores the role of the sea in the devotion to the Holy Land and the Passion of Christ in late medieval Dubrovnik (Ragusa). Two case studies will be examined: the decoration of the cathedral’s façade (dating from the thirteenth century and preserved only in fragments) and the devotional complex on the isle of Daksa that reproduced the holy sites of Jerusalem (first recorded in the second half of the fifteenth century, but destroyed in 1808). The first part of the paper explores the frequently overlooked floral decoration of the Romanesque cathedral, such as that representing the Roses of Jericho. By analysing the place of ornament within the visual order of the cathedral’s decoration, the discussion will concentrate on the possible implications of the Roses in relation to the pilgrimage to the Holy Land. The second part of the paper tackles the understudied phenomenon of Mediterranean islands transformed into the Holy Land simulacra, accessible only by the sea. Although several hundred years stand between these two case studies, they should be observed as instances of “spiritual pilgrimage” to the physically distant Holy Land. Therefore, the paper will add to our understanding of these practices by elucidating different means through which spiritual pilgrimage could have been enacted in late medieval Dubrovnik and the frequently overlooked role of the sea in such devotions.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Povijest umjetnosti

POVEZANOST RADA