The Landlady from Hell. The Iconography of the Medieval Wall Paintings in Rimavské Brezovo and Liptovské Sliače
The Landlady from Hell. The Iconography of the Medieval Wall Paintings in Rimavské Brezovo and Liptovské Sliače
Author(s): Peter MegyešiSubject(s): History of Church(es), Visual Arts, 13th to 14th Centuries, 15th Century, Sociology of Art, History of Art
Published by: Slovenská akadémie vied - Centrum vied o umení
Keywords: Rimavské Brezovo; Liptovské Sliače; Middle Ages; Wall painting; Iconography; Eschatology; Last judgement;
Summary/Abstract: The text deals with the iconography of the medieval wall paintings in the churches in Rimavské Brezovo and Liptovské Sliače. Both of these paintings of female figures holding vessels and beset by demons represent the specific motif of a landlady or tavern keeper suffering in Hell. Depictions of the figure of the landlady in combination with demons can be found throughout medieval Europe from the early 14th century until the early modern period, and negative portrayals of the character appear in numerous literary sources of the period. The preserved paintings in Rimavské Brezovo and Liptovské Sliače are valuable evidence of eschatological concepts and the ways in which they were disseminated in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Journal: ARS
- Issue Year: 54/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 170-177
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English