Poems by Benedict Schwalbe (ca. 1460–1521) on the Annunciation to Anna and Joachim, the Immaculate Conception and the Birth of Mary. Translation and Explication
Poems by Benedict Schwalbe (ca. 1460–1521) on the Annunciation to Anna and Joachim, the Immaculate Conception and the Birth of Mary. Translation and Explication

Summary/Abstract: This study presents a translation into Polish of three works by a Renaissance monk Benedict Schwalbe from the book “Epitome in divae parthenices Mariae historiam”. The figure of the now-forgotten author of the Renaissance era is brought closer, attention is drawn to the fact that Renaissance editions were also popular in Poland, and the works of Chelidonius that accompanied a series of passion engravings by the Nuremberg engraver were published in Kraków printing houses. The apocryphal themes, outlined in the poems, and theological issues require explanations, so the poems are accompanied by commentaries necessary for reading. The poems and engravings reflect the creators’ contemporary Catholic version of Mary’s story, which gained recognition among Catholics at the Council of Trent. As in the Renaissance edition, in this article Albrecht Dürer’s engravings are considered important and attractive. The release of the paintings along with Chelidonius’s poems prove the intersemiotic dimension of the prints of the Renaissance era.

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