Review

A Theme of Counter-Reformation in Western Art: Mary of Loreto

Volume: 28 Number: 1 May 3, 2019
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A Theme of Counter-Reformation in Western Art: Mary of Loreto

Abstract

This article is an attempt to examine the depictions of Mary of Loreto, as a theme that mainly found in Italian art, its emergence and relation to the religious environment of the period in which it emerged, as well as its transformations within the context of the Counter-Reformation principles. The first examples of its appearing in the period of Counter-Reformation, the theme of Mary of Loreto increased its effect throughout the same period by introducing Loreto as a Catholic center of pilgrimage. Several approches to the Marian cult, such as the one that postulated by the Catholic Church in accordance with decisions of the Council of Trent and the approaches of the Jesuits and Franciscans are also the subjects to be discussed here, due to their important roles in the development of the cult. Following a short explanation on the legend of the Holy House (Santa Casa) in the Holy Land and the protection of Santa Casa during the Crusades, the article dwells on the architecture and the architectural decoration of Sanctuary of the Holy House (Basilica della Santa Casa) which moved from Nazareth to Loreto. Starting from the earliest examples of Mary of Loreto, the main part of the study defines the forms of the scene in terms of presentation by focusing on the development of the Marian cult within the framework of the Counter-Reformation principles. The conclusion evaluates the iconographic development of the depictions of Mary of Loreto in Italian art with regard to the same principles.

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Details

Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Review

Publication Date

May 3, 2019

Submission Date

January 25, 2019

Acceptance Date

March 15, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 28 Number: 1

APA
Üresin, T. (2019). A Theme of Counter-Reformation in Western Art: Mary of Loreto. Sanat Tarihi Dergisi, 28(1), 207-225. https://doi.org/10.29135/std.517943
AMA
1.Üresin T. A Theme of Counter-Reformation in Western Art: Mary of Loreto. STD. 2019;28(1):207-225. doi:10.29135/std.517943
Chicago
Üresin, Tüles. 2019. “A Theme of Counter-Reformation in Western Art: Mary of Loreto”. Sanat Tarihi Dergisi 28 (1): 207-25. https://doi.org/10.29135/std.517943.
EndNote
Üresin T (May 1, 2019) A Theme of Counter-Reformation in Western Art: Mary of Loreto. Sanat Tarihi Dergisi 28 1 207–225.
IEEE
[1]T. Üresin, “A Theme of Counter-Reformation in Western Art: Mary of Loreto”, STD, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 207–225, May 2019, doi: 10.29135/std.517943.
ISNAD
Üresin, Tüles. “A Theme of Counter-Reformation in Western Art: Mary of Loreto”. Sanat Tarihi Dergisi 28/1 (May 1, 2019): 207-225. https://doi.org/10.29135/std.517943.
JAMA
1.Üresin T. A Theme of Counter-Reformation in Western Art: Mary of Loreto. STD. 2019;28:207–225.
MLA
Üresin, Tüles. “A Theme of Counter-Reformation in Western Art: Mary of Loreto”. Sanat Tarihi Dergisi, vol. 28, no. 1, May 2019, pp. 207-25, doi:10.29135/std.517943.
Vancouver
1.Tüles Üresin. A Theme of Counter-Reformation in Western Art: Mary of Loreto. STD. 2019 May 1;28(1):207-25. doi:10.29135/std.517943

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