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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-ita-087. Nimbate and mitred uncertain (?) bishop-saint holding his crosier with its foliated crook terminating with a bearded dragon's head and accompanied by standing Benedict of Nursia (480-540s AD) and kneeling anonymous Benedictine monk (both not shown); nearby, the Chapel of Saint Sylvester, built in 1247 AD, during the pontificate of Pope Innocent IV (p. 1243-1254 AD) and decorated with frescoes, depicting the legendary events in the life of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great (r. 306-337 AD): his severe illness (leprosy), consultations with the pagan advisors, intended and cancelled infanticide, instructive dream, baptism and conversion by Pope Sylvester I (p. 314-335 AD, often portrayed slaying a dragon and resurrecting its victims), and the Donatio Constantini (Donation of Constantine), an apocryphal historical event, originating from the propagandistic papocesarist forgery, an instrumental part of a sophisticated diplomatic campaign, which presumably took place during the reign of the Majordomo of Neustria and future King of the Franks Pepin the Short (r. 741-768 AD, son of Charles Martel, r. 715-741 AD and father of Charlemagne, r. 768-814 AD). |
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Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
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| Polychrome paint, plaster | Fresco wall painting (North aisle, north wall, first (?) panel, painted decoration, detail, in situ) | Unknown | High Italian Gothic (Papal States), 1300-1400 AD |
Caelian Hill, Rome, Lazio, Central Italy |
Basilica dei Santi Quattro Coronati (Basilica of the Four Crowned Martyrs) |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Italian Expedition, 29 March - 25 April 2015). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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