Royal Images and Sacred Elements in Norman-Swabian and Angevin-Aragonese Kingdom of Sicily

This paper analyses the royal images and the sacred elements; or rather, it studies the pictures of the kings of Sicily in Norman-Swabian and Angevin-Aragonese period (1130- 1343) produced inside the court with an official intent, and it examines their meaning regarding the royal sacrality of the k...

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Main Author: Mirko Vagnoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2013-09-01
Series:Eikón Imago
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Online Access:https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/EIKO/article/view/73382
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spelling doaj-496688813256436d92ea033632c6a72d2021-06-03T09:00:13ZengUniversidad Complutense de MadridEikón Imago2254-87182013-09-012210.5209/eiko.73382Royal Images and Sacred Elements in Norman-Swabian and Angevin-Aragonese Kingdom of SicilyMirko Vagnoni This paper analyses the royal images and the sacred elements; or rather, it studies the pictures of the kings of Sicily in Norman-Swabian and Angevin-Aragonese period (1130- 1343) produced inside the court with an official intent, and it examines their meaning regarding the royal sacrality of the king there represented: in other words, the relationship of the sovereign with the sacred element. In this way, it will achieve, regarding this matter, a different position in comparison with the previous interpretations given by historiography. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/EIKO/article/view/73382Royal iconographyRoyal SacralityRepresentation of PowerKingshipKingdom of Sicily (1130-1343)
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Royal Images and Sacred Elements in Norman-Swabian and Angevin-Aragonese Kingdom of Sicily
Eikón Imago
Royal iconography
Royal Sacrality
Representation of Power
Kingship
Kingdom of Sicily (1130-1343)
author_facet Mirko Vagnoni
author_sort Mirko Vagnoni
title Royal Images and Sacred Elements in Norman-Swabian and Angevin-Aragonese Kingdom of Sicily
title_short Royal Images and Sacred Elements in Norman-Swabian and Angevin-Aragonese Kingdom of Sicily
title_full Royal Images and Sacred Elements in Norman-Swabian and Angevin-Aragonese Kingdom of Sicily
title_fullStr Royal Images and Sacred Elements in Norman-Swabian and Angevin-Aragonese Kingdom of Sicily
title_full_unstemmed Royal Images and Sacred Elements in Norman-Swabian and Angevin-Aragonese Kingdom of Sicily
title_sort royal images and sacred elements in norman-swabian and angevin-aragonese kingdom of sicily
publisher Universidad Complutense de Madrid
series Eikón Imago
issn 2254-8718
publishDate 2013-09-01
description This paper analyses the royal images and the sacred elements; or rather, it studies the pictures of the kings of Sicily in Norman-Swabian and Angevin-Aragonese period (1130- 1343) produced inside the court with an official intent, and it examines their meaning regarding the royal sacrality of the king there represented: in other words, the relationship of the sovereign with the sacred element. In this way, it will achieve, regarding this matter, a different position in comparison with the previous interpretations given by historiography.
topic Royal iconography
Royal Sacrality
Representation of Power
Kingship
Kingdom of Sicily (1130-1343)
url https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/EIKO/article/view/73382
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