Book contents
- The Cult of the Virgin Mary in Medieval Italy
- The Cult of the Virgin Mary in Medieval Italy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I History and Context
- Part II The Orvietan Setting and the Artists
- Part III Ugolino’s Frescoes of the Life of the Virgin
- Chapter Six Joachim, Anna, and the Childhood of Mary
- Chapter Seven A New Vision of the Holy Couple
- Chapter Eight The Infancy of Jesus
- Chapter Nine The Egyptian Sojourn and Divine Portents
- Chapter Ten Out of Egypt into Jerusalem
- Part IV Mary’s Transition from Earthly Mother to Heavenly Queen
- Part V Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter Six - Joachim, Anna, and the Childhood of Mary
from Part III - Ugolino’s Frescoes of the Life of the Virgin
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 July 2025
Book contents
- The Cult of the Virgin Mary in Medieval Italy
- The Cult of the Virgin Mary in Medieval Italy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I History and Context
- Part II The Orvietan Setting and the Artists
- Part III Ugolino’s Frescoes of the Life of the Virgin
- Chapter Six Joachim, Anna, and the Childhood of Mary
- Chapter Seven A New Vision of the Holy Couple
- Chapter Eight The Infancy of Jesus
- Chapter Nine The Egyptian Sojourn and Divine Portents
- Chapter Ten Out of Egypt into Jerusalem
- Part IV Mary’s Transition from Earthly Mother to Heavenly Queen
- Part V Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
As with Giovanni di Bonino’s window and Giotto’s program at Padua, Ugolino’s narrative opens with the legendary story of Mary’s youth, adding one new event. He begins on the lower band of the north wall and moves clockwise (Figures 6.1–6.6). The six scenes honor three Marian feasts: Mary’s Conception (December 8), her Nativity (September 8) and her two Presentations in the Temple (November 21), primarily drawn from the Golden Legend, the Meditations on the Life of Christ, and the texts of two Orvietan dramas for the Conception of the Virgin.
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- The Cult of the Virgin Mary in Medieval ItalyArt, Devotion, and Liturgy in Orvieto, pp. 159 - 175Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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