A Study of the Formation and Development of Visionary Representations in the Catholic Reformation

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K00193
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 01060:History of arts-related
• Research Institution: Kobe University
• Principal Investigator: Miyashita Kikuro 神戸大学, 人文学研究科, 教授 (30283849)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 幻視 / 顕現 / カトリック改革 / 聖母 / バロック / エクス・ヴォート

Outline of Final Research Achievements

With the Catholic Reformation that began in the 16th century, the subject of visions became an extremely important subject. The combination of visions and manifestations, which is composed of a manifestation of a holy being and a visionary who sees the manifestation, began in Italy, reached its peak in Spain, was printed in Flanders, and spread to the rest of the world. In addition, ex-voto votive offerings made by the people to churches were basically in the style of visionary paintings. In this study, I published "The Complete History of the Virgin's Art" (Chikuma Shobo), in which I considered various iconographies and art historical meanings of the Virgin, who was the center of vision and manifestation, and "Baroque Art" (Chuokoron Shinsha), which traced the development and meaning of visionary paintings that spread to the colonies and published several articles.

Free Research Field

美術史学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

2021年6月に上梓した『聖母の美術全史―信仰を育んだイメージ』（筑摩書房）は、従来宗教学や美術史の各時代ごとに論じられていた聖母マリアについて、カトリック改革期を中心に現代にまで及ぶその意義や機能を総合的に考えた初の書物であり、2023年10月に上梓した『バロック美術―西洋文化の爛熟』（中央公論新社）は、カトリック改革によってローマで始まった幻視などの主題が西洋中に広がり、中南米などの植民地や東欧・ロシアに伝播した様態を追ったもので、総合的な視点によってバロック美術の全貌を概観した。いずれの本も広く読まれ、日本ではきちんと知られていない聖母やバロックの美術について啓蒙普及することができた。