Dioniso e la corona di luce. Iconografia e immaginario della figura di Dioniso nimbato

In this paper I would like to propose a re-reading experiment of the iconography of Dionysos with halo, through a description of the images repertoire of nimbated god and with an examination of the main thematic and narrative contexts in which Dionysus is depicted with nimbus. Furthermore I would li...

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Main Author: Niccolò Cecconi
Format: Article
Language:Italian
Published: University of Perugia 2016-12-01
Series:Otium
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Online Access:http://www.otium.unipg.it/otium/article/view/10
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spelling doaj-63678b0f3146416da3b5cc2df600a8a02020-11-25T01:39:51ZitaUniversity of PerugiaOtium2532-03352016-12-01110Dioniso e la corona di luce. Iconografia e immaginario della figura di Dioniso nimbatoNiccolò Cecconi0Scuola Archeologica Italiana di AteneIn this paper I would like to propose a re-reading experiment of the iconography of Dionysos with halo, through a description of the images repertoire of nimbated god and with an examination of the main thematic and narrative contexts in which Dionysus is depicted with nimbus. Furthermore I would like to dedicate space to examination of relationships between Dionysus and the light; the sidereal energy that compose the halo. The informations that will emerge from this study, could reevaluate the rare and mysterious iconography of Dionysos with halo, which, unfortunately, it has been underestimated by contemporary scholars.http://www.otium.unipg.it/otium/article/view/10Nimbo, Dioniso, Halo
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author Niccolò Cecconi
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Dioniso e la corona di luce. Iconografia e immaginario della figura di Dioniso nimbato
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Nimbo, Dioniso, Halo
author_facet Niccolò Cecconi
author_sort Niccolò Cecconi
title Dioniso e la corona di luce. Iconografia e immaginario della figura di Dioniso nimbato
title_short Dioniso e la corona di luce. Iconografia e immaginario della figura di Dioniso nimbato
title_full Dioniso e la corona di luce. Iconografia e immaginario della figura di Dioniso nimbato
title_fullStr Dioniso e la corona di luce. Iconografia e immaginario della figura di Dioniso nimbato
title_full_unstemmed Dioniso e la corona di luce. Iconografia e immaginario della figura di Dioniso nimbato
title_sort dioniso e la corona di luce. iconografia e immaginario della figura di dioniso nimbato
publisher University of Perugia
series Otium
issn 2532-0335
publishDate 2016-12-01
description In this paper I would like to propose a re-reading experiment of the iconography of Dionysos with halo, through a description of the images repertoire of nimbated god and with an examination of the main thematic and narrative contexts in which Dionysus is depicted with nimbus. Furthermore I would like to dedicate space to examination of relationships between Dionysus and the light; the sidereal energy that compose the halo. The informations that will emerge from this study, could reevaluate the rare and mysterious iconography of Dionysos with halo, which, unfortunately, it has been underestimated by contemporary scholars.
topic Nimbo, Dioniso, Halo
url http://www.otium.unipg.it/otium/article/view/10
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