Franciscan Art: Iconography of the Holy Spirit and of Spiritual Franciscans

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23520114
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Aesthetics/Art history
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: Yakou Hisashi 北海道大学, 文学研究科, 教授 (60322872)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 最後の審判 / 黙示録 / 宣教 / 殉教

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research, paintings from the 13th and 14th centuries, all remaining in Assisi, Siena, Naples, Padua, and Fidenza and related to St. Francis of Assisi and the Franciscan Order, are analyzed to illustrate the extent to which Observants' or extreme Spirituals' thoughts affected the iconography of the Last Judgment and glory of Heaven, as well as Franciscan missionary and martyrdom scenes. Since the paintings are also shown to have revealed the Church's orthodoxy when exhibited in public places, both aspects should be considered in understanding the paintings amid their historical backgrounds.

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美術史