Beard Pulling in Medieval Christian Art: Various Interpretations of a Scene
Beard Pulling in Medieval Christian Art: Various Interpretations of a Scene
Author(s): Ekaterina Endoltseva, Andrey VinogradovSubject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Architecture, Visual Arts, Middle Ages
Published by: Editura ARTES
Keywords: Romanesque art; Caucasus; Abkhazia; Albania; Western Europe; architectural decoration; stone reliefs; frescoes; beard; crypt; church; iconography; medieval art
Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the problem of interpretation of the scenewhere one person pulls the beard of another one or two persons pull thebeard each other. These scenes are relatively widespread (WesternEurope, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Albania), their date is between VI andXII centuries. In result of the research some scenes are identified(“Joseph’s dream”, illustration to one of the apocryphal episodes of “Actsof John”). The possible meanings of the scenes in question are alsospecified.
Journal: Anastasis Research in Medieval Culture and Art
- Issue Year: III/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 88-98
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English