Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.17685/Peristil.61.1
On the Origin and Meaning of Illustrations Accompanying the Fourth Edition of Marulić’s Judita
Ivana Čapeta Rakić
orcid.org/0000-0003-4594-2774
; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Split Department of Art History
Abstract
The paper discusses the iconography of woodcut illustrations in the fourth (and the last illustrated) edition of Marko Marulić’s Judita, published by Marco Bindoni in Venice in 1586. The choice of illustrative material from a literary work thematically related to the Christian-Muslim conflict, with allusions to contemporary political issues in the context of anti-Ottoman events, raises questions regarding the interpretation and reception of Marulić’s Judita, as to whether the visual narrative was determined by the possible perception (reading) of the poem, or its visual narrative shaped the reception of the literary work itself.
Keywords
Marko Marulić; Judita; iconography; prints; Orlando furioso; 16th century
Hrčak ID:
219601
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Publication date:
15.3.2019.
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