The Sacred Allegory (Florence, Uffizi Galleries in Florence), is one of the most enigmatic and well-known works of Giovanni Bellini. This essay presents an unpublished reading on the iconography and patronage of this work. Initially, an event worthy of interest in the Venetian cultural and theological panorama of the years in which Bellini painted the Sacred Allegory is valued: the first printed edition (licensed in Venice in 1485) of the Arbor vitae crucifixae Iesu, composed in 1305 by friar Ubertino da Casale. The iconographic links that connect the Sacred Allegory to the island of Cyprus and the famous Queen of Cyprus and Gerulasemme are highlighted, the Venetian noblewoman Caterina Cornaro (1454-1510), who is presented as the patron of Giovanni's painting Bellini.
Per la lettura iconografica dell'Allegoria Sacra nelle Gallerie degli Uffizi
MARCELLI, FABIO
2019
Abstract
The Sacred Allegory (Florence, Uffizi Galleries in Florence), is one of the most enigmatic and well-known works of Giovanni Bellini. This essay presents an unpublished reading on the iconography and patronage of this work. Initially, an event worthy of interest in the Venetian cultural and theological panorama of the years in which Bellini painted the Sacred Allegory is valued: the first printed edition (licensed in Venice in 1485) of the Arbor vitae crucifixae Iesu, composed in 1305 by friar Ubertino da Casale. The iconographic links that connect the Sacred Allegory to the island of Cyprus and the famous Queen of Cyprus and Gerulasemme are highlighted, the Venetian noblewoman Caterina Cornaro (1454-1510), who is presented as the patron of Giovanni's painting Bellini.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
