Scirea, Fabio (2022) Riconsiderare l'insediamento monastico di Torba: la torre e le sue funzioni. Fenestella. Inside Medieval Art, 3. pp. 169-202. ISSN 2784-8663
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[EN] This article reconsiders some aspects of the early medieval monastic settlement of Torba, starting from an established historiography and the very recent publication of new archaeological data. Focusing on the Monastery tower, which had been part of the late antique curtain wall of Castelseprio, the research has led to a new interpretation of the construction phases and functions. The contribution thus offers new hypotheses for interdisciplinary evaluation, particularly about the possibility that the monastic choir might have been installed in a space not consecrated. The mural paintings of both the tower and the church of Santa Maria remain to be reconsidered in detail, as well as the relationship with the monastic building leaning against the curtain wall. The results should later be compared with the updated research on female monastic settlements in the early medieval West. / [FR] Building on established historiography and the very recent publication of new archaeological data, this article brings forth an alternative interpretation of the construction phases of the Torba tower as well as its use in the early stages of the monastic settlement. The contribution thus offers new hypotheses for interdisciplinary evaluation, particularly about the possibility that the monastic choir might have been installed in an unconsecrated space. The painted decorations of the tower and the church of Santa Maria remain to be reconsidered in detail, as well as the relationship with the monastic building leaning against the curtain wall. The results obtained should later be compared with the updated research on female monastic settlements in the early medieval West.
| Tipologia del documento: | Articolo in rivista |
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| Parole chiave: | Monastero di Torba; Monasteri altomedievali; Monastery of Torba; Medieval monastries; Torba; Torre; Tarda Antichità; Altomedioevo; Edilizia difensiva; Pittura altomedievale; Castelseprio; Late Antiquity; Early Middle Ages; Early Medieval Painting |
| Soggetto: | D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D111 Medieval History N Fine Arts > NX Arts in general |
| Depositato il: | 21 Ago 2026 21:39 |
| Ultima modifica: | 22 Ago 2026 14:25 |
| URI: | https://www.rmoa.unina.it/id/eprint/7925 |
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