Stuccoes from the Early Norman Period in Sicily: Figuration, Fabrication and Integration
This study examines fragments of stucco reliefs from three churches located in Sicily and southern Italy, Santi Pietro e Paolo at Itàla, San Giuliano at Caltagirone, and Santa Maria de Terreti near Reggio Calabria. The churches and stuccoes date from the late eleventh century and reveal unexpected c...
| Published in: | Medieval encounters |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2011
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Medieval encounters
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Stucco
Romanesque sculpture
Sicily
Normans
Norman Sicily
Roger I
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | This study examines fragments of stucco reliefs from three churches located in Sicily and southern Italy, Santi Pietro e Paolo at Itàla, San Giuliano at Caltagirone, and Santa Maria de Terreti near Reggio Calabria. The churches and stuccoes date from the late eleventh century and reveal unexpected connections and conflicts among cultures, artists and patrons during the first years of Norman rule. Stucco, a material that is rarely included in discussions of European art of the Middle Ages, merits serious consideration; in this article, it helps illuminate such major art historical questions as the status of “Islamic” Sicily and the genesis of the polyvalent art forms associated with the later Norman kings. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0674 |
| Contains: | In: Medieval encounters
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/157006711X561730A |