Under the shadow of Saint Teresa of Ávila: Iconography of Saint John of the Cross in the Portuguese Panels in the Church of the Third Order of Carmel of Recife (XVIII Century)
The paper aims to analyze the iconography of two Portuguese tile panels found in theaccess hall to the sacristy of the church of the Carmelite Third Order of Recife which containrepresentations of Saint John of the Cross. As imported goods from the kingdom, tiles werehigh valued in the market. There...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2024 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) |
| Repositório: | Pós (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Online) |
| Idioma: | português |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:periodicos.ufmg.br:article/46720 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/revistapos/article/view/46720 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Carmelitas Ordem Terceira azulejaria iconografia São João da Cruz Orden Tercera Azulejaría San Juan de la Cruz Iconografía Carmelits Third Order Iconography Saint John of the Cross Tiles |
| Resumo: | The paper aims to analyze the iconography of two Portuguese tile panels found in theaccess hall to the sacristy of the church of the Carmelite Third Order of Recife which containrepresentations of Saint John of the Cross. As imported goods from the kingdom, tiles werehigh valued in the market. Therefore, its acquisition in Portuguese America was made bywealthy orders and fraternities, becoming symbolic elements of power inside the salvationeconomy. The fabrication process was made from afar, leaving the ordered to decide onthe theme and place after receiving the commission. Without the interference of theCarmelites Third in the process of construction of the imagetic composition, theiconography of those panels took separate paths from the engravements that served asbase, building new iconography types. Through a comparative method based on the ErwinPanofsky iconology, the article analyses the imagetic theme of those panels, the presenceof Saint John of the cross, and the placing of the tiles in a space of less artistic fruition |
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