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Beards that matter. Visual representations of Patriarch Ignatios in Byzantine art
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The paper discusses twelve visual depictions that in all likelihood represent
St. Ignatios of Constantinople and were created between the ninth and the
thirteenth century. Most of these depictions show Patriarch Ignatios
beardless, which reflects the fact that he was a eunuch of the ????????
category. The paper analyzes two iconographical elements distinctive of his
portraits: beardlessness and youthful appearance. It concludes that, on the
one hand, the artists who painted the beardless portraits of Ignatios strove
to depict the saint as realistically as possible; while, on the other hand,
his beardless and youthful appearance also had a metaphorical meaning and
served to highlight the chastity and purity of the eunuch saint.
Title: Beards that matter. Visual representations of Patriarch Ignatios in Byzantine art
Description:
The paper discusses twelve visual depictions that in all likelihood represent
St.
Ignatios of Constantinople and were created between the ninth and the
thirteenth century.
Most of these depictions show Patriarch Ignatios
beardless, which reflects the fact that he was a eunuch of the ????????
category.
The paper analyzes two iconographical elements distinctive of his
portraits: beardlessness and youthful appearance.
It concludes that, on the
one hand, the artists who painted the beardless portraits of Ignatios strove
to depict the saint as realistically as possible; while, on the other hand,
his beardless and youthful appearance also had a metaphorical meaning and
served to highlight the chastity and purity of the eunuch saint.
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