Ewangelika Mikołaja Reja. Epigramaty o wizerunkach św. Krzysztofa i św. Jerzego
Mikołaj Rej’s Epigrams on the Images of St. Christopher and St. George: An Evangelical Perspective

Summary/Abstract: The collection of epigrams "Źwierzyniec" [Bestiary] by Mikołaj Rej consists of a number of epigrams three of which are devoted to the figures of St. Christopher (IV 1) and St. George (IV 2 and II 121). For many years, they have been regarded as literary representations of emblematic works and paintings. In fact, the immediate inspiration for the epigrams in question was Martin Luther’s interpretation put forward in the late 1520s and early 1530s and later popularised by his adherents in their German and Latin works.

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