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| Paper: |
Transient Astronomical Events as Inspiration Sources
of Medieval and Renaissance Art |
| Volume: |
441, The Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena VI |
| Page: |
139 |
| Authors: |
Incerti, M.; Bònoli, F.; Polcaro, V. F. |
| Abstract: |
It is known long since that a number of exceptional and highly
impressive astronomical events have been represented in Medieval
artworks. We just remember the Bayeux Tapestry and Giotto's The
Adoration of the Magi in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, representing the
P/Halley comet transits of 1067 and 1301, respectively, while The
Apparition of Star to Magi fresco in the San Pietro in Valle Abbey in
Ferentillo (1182) has been suggested to represent the 1181
supernova. However, no systematic survey of figurative Medieval and
Renaissance art has been performed to date, in order to analyzing the
role of transient astronomical events as inspiration sources of
artworks in these epochs. In this work, we analyze a significant
number of artworks, dated between the 9th and 16th
century and representing figurative elements in some way connected
with astronomy, in order to evaluate if they have been influenced by
coeval extraordinary astronomical events. |
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