Devil is in the Detail: An Iconographic Variant of St. Simeon Stylites the Elder
Devil is in the Detail: An Iconographic Variant of St. Simeon Stylites the Elder

Summary/Abstract: St. Simeon Stylites the Elder is one of the most venerated and frequently portrayed pillar saints. He is the founder of the distinctive and unusual form of monastic asceticism, and in numerous examples he is represented in an iconographic variant in which his bare leg, eaten by worms and covered with wounds, protrudes or hangs from the capital. The main focus of this research is the iconography of the version in question and its origin, including the shapes of columns, the territorial distribution, as well as the location and disposition in wall paintings, from the oldest known example belonging to the 12th century.

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