Two Scenes in the Post-Resurrection Cycle: On the Road to Emmaus and the Supper at Emmaus

Abstract

This study examines scenes from two important 14th-century tableaus depicting Christ with his disciples: On the Road to Emmaus and the Supper at Emmaus. While such portrayals of the post-Resurrection cycle were rare in Eastern/Byzantine art, they were far more prevalent in Western/Latin art. The earliest example of On the Road to Emmaus in Eastern art is at the Basilica of Ravenna Sant’Apollinare Nuovo, dating to the 6th century. The earliest instance in Western art is a 9th-century depiction on an ivory plaque. Latin samples of the scenes are popular in illustrated manuscripts. The study scope can be divided into two parts. The first part examines Eastern/Byzantine examples and the second part analyzes Western/Latin samples per a hierarchical classification. In the conclusion and evaluation section, the selected examples are compared. Eastern examples of the two scenes are rare and quantitatively outnumbered in Western/Latin art. This study explores the reasons for the rareness of these scenes in Eastern art and their abundance in Western art; different interpretations of the same are presented in the conclusion. Finally, the iconography of the two scenes differs in Eastern and Western examples. Therefore, our evaluation is focused on solving these questions. Our primary aim was to answer these problematic questions on the sources and reasons for the differences in iconography. The selection of the Byzantine and Latin samples was limited to those from the end of the 14th century to evaluate them in their synchronicity.

Keywords

• Emmaus Road
• Supper
• Post-Resurrection
• Christ
• Byzantine Painting

Diriliş Sonrası Siklusu İçerisinde İki Sahne: Emmaus Yolunda ve Emmaus’da Akşam Yemeği

Abstract

Bu çalışmada Emmaus Yolunda ve Emmaus’da Akşam Yemeği sahneleri incelenmiştir. Diriliş Sonrası siklusu içerisinde yer alan iki sahne, Doğu/Bizans tasvir sanatında nicel olarak az yer alırken, sahnelerin Batı/Latin örneklerinde sayıca fazla olması dikkat çeker. Doğu örneklerinde, sahnenin en erken tarihli örneği 6. yüzyıla tarihlenen Sant’Apollinore Nuovo bazilikasında görülürken, Batı örneklerinde en erken tarihli örnek, 9. yüzyıla ait bir fildişi levhaya aittir. Diğer taraftan Latin örneklerinin daha çok resimli el yazmalarında tercih edildiği gözlemlenir. Çalışmanın kapsamı iki alt başlık altında ele alınmıştır. İlk grupta, Doğu/Bizans örnekleri, ikinci alt başlık altında Batı/Latin örnekleri incelenmiştir. Değerlendirme bölümünde sahneler, kendi aralarında kıyaslanmıştır. Bu bağlamda, Doğu örneklerinin az olmasına karşın, Batı örneklerinin nicel olarak çok olması sorunsalına cevaplar bulunmaya çalışılmıştır. Değerlendirme kapsamında ele alınan noktalardan bir diğerini, ikonografik detaylar oluşturmuştur. Bu bağlamda her iki sahnenin ikonografisinde farklı yorumlar ile karşılaşılmıştır. Değerlendirme bölümünde, cevap aranan en önemli nokta ise bu detaylardaki farklılıkların kaynağının neler olabileceğine dair sorulardır. Çalışma kapsamında incelenen örneklerin (Bizans ve Latin) tarihleri, içlerinde bir eşzamanlılık olması adına 14. yüzyıl sonu ile sınırlandırılmıştır.

Keywords

• Emmaus Yolu
• Akşam Yemeği
• Diriliş Sonrası
• İsa
• Resim

Supporting Institution

Yazar bu çalışma için finansal destek almadığını beyan etmiştir.

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