Ikonografija angelov muzikantov v srednjem veku

Kobal, Vita (author), Germ, Martin (mentor)

Razvoj ikonografije angelov muzikantov sega v čas antike, ko je Pitagora zasnoval teorijo, ki se je ohranila pod imenom harmonija sfer in ki je postala predmet razprav mnogih antičnih filozofov. Kozmološka tematika se je v povezavi z razvojem krščanstva in krščanske dogmatike ohranjala naprej skozi srednji vek, v besedilih srednjeveških piscev. Srednji vek je bil ključen za razvoj motiva angela v umetnosti, pri čemer je postal motiv angela, ki premika oziroma podpira sfere, pomembna stopnja v razvoju, ki je pripeljala do motiva angela glasbenika. Podobe angelov, ki so del nebeške glasbene harmonije in ki nebeško glasbo ustvarjajo s petjem in igranjem na inštrumente, so se razširile predvsem od 14. stoletja naprej. Motiv angelov muzikantov je skozi stoletja dosegel ikonografsko kompleksnost in raznolikost v povezavi z različnimi tipi upodobitev glasbenih zasedb, ki nakazujejo simbolične pomene nebeške glasbe in odpirajo vprašanja o vplivu sočasnih glasbenih praks. Eden od najpomembnejših prizorov, ki vključuje angelsko glasbo, je postal motiv Marijinega kronanja, ki je bil značilen predvsem za italijansko umetnost od leta 1300 dalje.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: harmonija sfer, srednji vek, motiv angela muzikanta, Marijino kronanje, slikarstvo
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Year: 2024
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-159829
• Publication date in RUL: 27.07.2024

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Iconography of Angel Musicians in the Middle Ages

Abstract

The development of the iconography of angel musicians extends back to Ancient Greece and Pythagoras’ concept of ‘harmony of the spheres’, which was discussed by many Ancient philosophers. Cosmological themes persevered through association with Christian dogmatism in the writings of Christian writers in the Middle Ages, when the development of the motif of the angel artists begins. The motif of the angel that moves and/or supports the spheres is a key step to the development of the motif of angel musicians. Beginning with the 14th century images of angels that represent a part of a heavenly musical harmony and that make music by singing or playing instruments start to become more widespread. With time, the motif of angel musicians attained iconographic complexity and diversity in connection with different types of depictions of musical groups, which suggest symbolic meaning to heavenly music and open questions on the influence of contemporary musical practices of the time. Coronation of the Virgin is one of the most important motifs that include angelic music in its depictions and is characteristic mostly of Italian art from the 1300s onwards.

• Keywords: the harmony of the spheres, Middle Ages, angel musician, Coronation of the Virgin, painting