Man of Sorrows
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Previous research conducted by the author revealed a clear preference for profile and half profile view in paintings of secular persons. Frontal view (full face or en face) was usually restricted to representations of Christ. In this... more
The book discusses the development of the legend of the so-called Mass of St. Gregory, or the apparition of Christ as the Man of Sorrows to Pope Gregory the Great during a Mass. The role of the Roman Basilica of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme... more
Christ shown in half-length with his head inclined to one side, arms folded at the elbows, and hands crossed at the wrists to exhibit the stigmata, executed in the micromosaic technique of Byzantine imperial icons, occupies a prominent... more
'Complementation' is put forward as an enhancement of the ruling paradigm in psychology. It is defined as the reversion of libido (psychic energy) into a relatively unconscious state associated with spirituality. It corresponds to the... more
In Vienna's Diözesanmuseum is housed a triptych, painted in Lombardy in the fifteenth century. This article's intent is to bring up this artwork - which has never been thoroughly researched - to the attention of scholars, and to offer a... more
This article analyzes the use of the so-called Man of Sorrows in fifteenth century charity institutions. Particular attention is given to the Monti di Pietà (Mount of Pity) and their use of the iconography of the dead Christ as a logo... more
The subject depicted in the "lunetta" painted by Girolamo Romanino for the Corpus Domini chapel in the church of San Giovanni Evangelista in Brescia has always been somewhat uncertain. Various hypothesis have been assumed, but the... more
In the early 16th century the 'Man of Sorrows' formula underwent some daring innovations. Its paradoxical status gave license to radical experiments with downright spooky results. In the beginnings (Albrecht Dürer) these effects were... more
Until the late eighteenth century on the plaza of the Sforza Castle in Milan a small column could be seen. Probably a late-fourtheenth artifact, this column was said to mark the location where saint Protasius, one of the patrons of Milan,... more
Previous research conducted by the author revealed a clear preference for profile and half profile view in paintings of secular persons. Frontal view (full-face or en face) was usually restricted to representations of Christ. In this... more
A short paper (with limited references) on a coherent group of woodcuts by Hans Baldung: Six commensurate woodcuts, produced in the same years, have hitherto not been treated as a group, intended to be potentially presented in pairs and... more
The Dutch Hermit: The melancholy pose in Dutch art of the 16th and 17th Century This article focuses on one of the main representations of melancholy in Dutch art: the posture in which the head is supported by an arm. This typical... more
El icono en micromosaico que representa a Cristo de medio busto con la cabeza inclinada hacia un lado, los brazos doblados y las manos cruzadas a la altura de las muñecas para mostrar los estigmas, ocupa unlugar prominente en la historia... more
On 30 November 2018, the exibition Giovanni Santi. "Da poi... me dette alla mirabil arte de pictura", opened at Palazzo Ducale in Urbino. The many works by Raphael’s father on show include private devotional paintings, such as the... more
In the late Trecento, after a long period of disregard, the Roman basilica of Santa Croce in Gersualemme attracted the attention of Napoleone Orsini, count of Manoppello, and Nicola Orsini, count of Nola, who financed the creation of a... more
Dit artikel richt zich op een hoofdmotief van de melancholieverbeelding in de Nederlandse kunst: de lichaamshouding waarbij het hoofd door een arm wordt ondersteund. Deze typische houding (penseroso-pose) werd sinds de publicatie van... more
Book project, to be completed in 2024. Related publications: > Gallori, Corinna T. Alle origini di una leggenda: la Messa di san Gregorio Magno tra testi e immagini. Milan: Scalpendi, 2021. > Gallori, Corinna T. "A Mass of St. Gregory... more
This essay reconstructs the history of the Pietà of Giovanni Bellini housed in the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan. Starting from the issue of its first owners, the Bolognese Sampieri, it details how the painting arrived to its present... more
In Milan's Duomo is housed a late fourteenth century relief showing Christ as the Man of Sorrows, ascribed to the German sculptor Hans von Fernach. The relief was originally decorating a pillar in the other cathedral of Milan, Santa... more