Veșmintele uriașului. Culori şi nuanţe în iconografia alpină a Sfântului Hristofor (1350-1530)
The giant’s vestments. Colours and nuances in the alpine iconography of St. Hristodor (1350-1530)

Summary/Abstract: In this study the author carries out a research within the South-German and North-Italian alpine space, taking a look at the nuances recommended by the visual discourse of the analyzed character, St. Cristopher. Periodically, the painters place St. Hristophor in a certain role, which would be associated with a chromatic option. The red will affirm it in the hypostasis of martyr during the Romanesque period, the green will consecrate it as a huge bearer during the Gothic, and yellow would prepare him for an aristocratic destiny in a Renaissance context. As for the temporal dimension, one can remark for now the existence of two chromatic couples: the first, red-green, is present especially between 1400-1450, while the second, yellow-red, corresponds to the period 1450-1530 and can be seen in certain segments of the Dolomites (the Friulian area). A third observation concerns the correlation of the chromatic pairs and the space of representation. According to preliminary data, the red-green combination is to be found rather for the painting inside edifices, while yellow-red is usually to be seen on the facades of the churches.

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