
Ana Valtierra
Profesora de Historia del Arte de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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Sorolla developed a high regard for this site early on in his career and retained it until his death. This chapter will trace the story of his love and admiration of Pompeii, paying particular attention to the attribution of some of these Pompeian works, which have hitherto gone unnoticed.
Sorolla developed a high regard for this site early on in his career and retained it until his death. This chapter will trace the story of his love and admiration of Pompeii, paying particular attention to the attribution of some of these Pompeian works, which have hitherto gone unnoticed.
El ave Fénix se convirtió en una de las representaciones más emblemáticas de la Antigüedad y la Edad Media. Esta capacidad de morir y renacer le hizo convertirse en un animal muy representado en el arte cuya iconografía tuvo una gran carga simbólica. Los egipcios, griegos y romanos usaron su imagen en contextos funerarios y políticos. Los primeros cristianos se apropiaron de este símbolo usándolo desde época temprana como ejemplo de la resurrección. En el presente artículo nos centramos en la representación del ave fénix en el momento de su muerte y renacimiento, focalizado en su aparición en contextos fúnebres (tumbas y sarcófagos) así como la plasmación del momento de su propia cremación. Analizaremos las razones por las que en las fuentes cristianas antiguas y medievales esta iconografía animal alcanzó un gran éxito. Así podremos entender cómo el ave fénix, que era una imagen poderosa con unos orígenes muy antiguos en el Mediterráneo, se convirtió con la llegada del cristianismo en un exemplum de la existencia verídica de la resurrección de Cristo y un símbolo de esperanza para la humanidad ante la muerte.
The phoenix became one of the most emblematic representations of Antiquity and the Middle Ages. It was capable of reviving from its own ashes. This ability to die and be reborn made it an animal widely represented in art, the iconography of which was highly symbolic. The Egyp-tians, Greeks and Romans used its image in funerary and political contexts. Early Christians appropriated this symbol, using it from early times as an example of the resurrection. In this article we focus on the representation of the phoenix now of its death and rebirth, focusing on its appearance in funerary contexts (tombs and sarcophagi) as well as the depiction of the moment of its own cremation. We will analyze the reasons why this animal iconography was so successful in ancient and medieval Christian sources. In this way we will be able to understand how the phoenix, which was a powerful image with very ancient origins in the Mediterranean, became with the arrival of Christianity an exemplum of the true existence of the resurrection of Christ and a symbol of hope for humanity in the face of death.Keywords: Phoenix, classical iconography, christian iconography, funerary art, animal representations.