CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020
| Author | Kónya, Anna |
|---|---|
| Title | Eucharistic Imagery in the Late Gothic Wall Paintings of Transylvania (c. 1440-1530) |
| Summary | Focusing on the Late Gothic wall painting decoration of Transylvanian churches, in this dissertation I explore to what extent and how images adorning liturgical spaces serving for mass celebration – the chancel area, sites of side altars, and chapels – were connected to the liturgy and cult of the Eucharist. The analytical part of the dissertation is conceived as a series of case studies grouped into five thematic chapters focusing on different types of representations: the single Crucifixion, the Man of Sorrows, Veronica’s veil, Passion cycles, and images of saints with sacramental allusions. In addition to an exploration of iconographic features articulating their Eucharistic meaning, visual strategies employed to engage the viewer, and compositional sources and analogies, wall painting compositions are analysed in the context of their placement within the church interior, in relation to other themes of the iconographic program and pieces of liturgical furnishing, as well as in the historical contexts of patronage and devotional practice, as far as they can be outlined based on available sources. The Catalogue part of the dissertation contains basic information on the fourteen wall painting ensembles under study, including their description, a discussion of their architectural context and dating, a compilation of relevant written sources, and a brief overview of earlier research. |
| Supervisor | Szakács, Béla Zsolt |
| Department | Medieval Studies PhD |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2020/konya_anna.pdf |
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