Sacrae Rei Signum: the appropriation of nuptial iconography for representing the spiritual marriage of Mary and Joseph in Medieval Scandinavia and Spain *.(Critical essay)

From: Aurora, The Journal of the History of Art | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: de Torrens, Harriet M. Sonne | Copyright information

Images of Mary and Joseph's spiritual marriage during the late twelfth and early part of the thirteenth century are generally considered rare in western art, (1) even though the ecclesiastical model of their spiritual union was well documented and at the core of theological discourse. (2) There are, however, some unusual representations of Mary and Joseph's conjugality in scenes illustrating the Nativity of Christ in a group of works from the regions of Scandinavia, Spain, and Engl...

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