The Iconography of the Mythological Characters in the Divine Comedy Manuscripts of the XIV-XV Centuries: Functions and Iconographical Sources

Pozhidaeva, Anna and Miroshnik, Alina (2023) The Iconography of the Mythological Characters in the Divine Comedy Manuscripts of the XIV-XV Centuries: Functions and Iconographical Sources. Fenestella. Inside Medieval Art, 4. pp. 19-51. ISSN 2784-8663

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Abstract

[EN] The history of illustration of Dante’s Divine Comedy in the 14th-15th centuries rarely attracts the attention of researchers. Nevertheless, a careful analysis of some manuscripts would clarify the genesis process of specific iconographic schemes within the framework of a very specific task: illustrating a text replete with figures of speech and references to ancient sources that were often unknown to the iconography designer. This contribute is devoted to the iconography of mythological characters found in Dante’s text and their visual sources based on a few manuscripts of the Divine Comedy dated from mid-14th and 15th centuries, six of which are fully illustrated.

Tipologia del documento:	Articolo in rivista
Parole chiave:	Divina Commedia; Dante Alighieri; Divine Commedy; Mythological characters; Miniature painting; Mithological charachters; Medieval Iconography; Medieval manuscripts; History of Medieval Art
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 14:26
URI:	https://www.rmoa.unina.it/id/eprint/7927

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