The altar of St Ildefonso's Church (Granada, 17th Century): the apparition of St. Leocadia and the dispute with the heretics, an iconographic tradition going back to the 13th Century

Authors

  • Jesús Montoya Martínez Grupo de Investigación HUM 499. Retórica Medieval. Universidad de Granada.
  • Jorge J. Cabrerizo Hurtado Grupo de Investigación HUM 499. Retórica Medieval. Universidad de Granada.

Keywords:

Alphonsine miniatures, Medieval miniatures, Altarpiece, Sacred iconography, Erasmus, St. lldefonso Church (Granada), Alphonso X, King of Castile, García Corrales, Juan, Desiderius, St. Leocadia

Abstract

The present paper offers a comparative study of accounts of the life of St. lldefonso and demonstrates that this topic has been a recurren! one both in literature and painting from the 13th century (miniatures from the Cantigas de Santa María) to the 17th century (St. Ildefonso Church, Granada) onwards. We establish the principal themes of this legend and analyse its rhetorical representations in both visual and narrative art. A study of the altar paintings reveals a picture of Erasmus of Rotterdam, and the political and educational relevance of this find coincides with the enthusiasm for the ideas of Erasmus prevalen! in the Granada of that time.

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Published

2004-11-01

How to Cite

Montoya Martínez, J., & Cabrerizo Hurtado, J. J. (2004). The altar of St Ildefonso’s Church (Granada, 17th Century): the apparition of St. Leocadia and the dispute with the heretics, an iconographic tradition going back to the 13th Century. Cuadernos De Arte De La Universidad De Granada, 35, 41–61. Retrieved from https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/caug/article/view/8905

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Estudios