Comments on: New pictures of the Collegiata church in Solofra https://feetonthegroundnyc.com/new-pictures-of-the-collegiata-church-in-solofra/ Sun, 25 Oct 2020 03:44:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Janice https://feetonthegroundnyc.com/new-pictures-of-the-collegiata-church-in-solofra/#comment-19589 Sun, 25 Oct 2020 03:44:15 +0000 https://feetonthegroundnyc.com/?p=1004#comment-19589 Julie, thank you! I was hoping you would weigh in with some explanations. Fabulous.

]]> By: Julie Holm https://feetonthegroundnyc.com/new-pictures-of-the-collegiata-church-in-solofra/#comment-19558 Sun, 25 Oct 2020 02:54:26 +0000 https://feetonthegroundnyc.com/?p=1004#comment-19558 What a fascinating site! With the exception of the corner scenes, Liberation of Peter, these are scenes are biblical and traditional scenes around the family of Jesus, not the whole life. It seems to be quite centered on Jesus life outside of his ministry, and especially Mary and Joseph’s involvement, as well as the grandparents.
With some help from Google translate they are (Left to Right, Top to Bottom)
Top Row
– Jesus among the angels in the desert
– Announcement to Mary of the Resurrection
– The Assumption (of Mary)
– The Baptism of Christ
– The Adoration of the Shepherds
– The Liberation of Peter (from jail, in the Acts of the APostles)
– Anna, Joachim and the Angels (Jesus’ grandparents)
Middle Row
– Jesus disputation with the doctors (learned men)
– Annunciation to the Shepherds
– Joseph’s Dream
– The Annunciation
– Annunciation to Joseph of the Flight into Egypt
– Annunciation to Zechariah (of the birth of John the Baptist)
– Jesus among the doctors (at the age of 12)
Bottom Row
– The pious women at the sepluchre/grave
– Christ in the garden of Gethsemane
– The circumcision
– The Annunciation to Anna and Joachim
– Rest in Egypt
– Presentation of the virgin in time (no idea what this is)
– Joseph’s supper

It is not a surprise that Michael the Archangel is not there. These are New Testament scenes and the archangel Michael does not really show up in the New Testament. It would have been confusing to have included him in a set of New Testament scenes. Since this kind of artwork was frequently used for catechesis, it would be strange to have inserted Michael here, where he does not belong, even if the church was named for him. In those days, the art’s first job is to tell the biblical story, because parishioners are not able to read it themselves (that happened later, and largely grew out of the Reformation and, in Italy, Counter-Reformation.

It is sad to see that some of these are not in very good shape.

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