Eucharistic references in the representations of saints: A case study of Late Gothic wall paintings in Transylvania

Anna Kónya

doi:10.1556/170.2017.58.1.4

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Eucharistic references in the representations of saints: A case study of Late Gothic wall paintings in Transylvania

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Anna Kónya

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Pages:: 85–113

Online Publication Date:: Dec 2017

Publication Date:: 01 Dec 2017

Article Category:: Research Article

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1556/170.2017.58.1.4

Keywords:: Transylvania; wall painting; iconography; Late Gothic; 15th century; 16th century; Eucharist; Saint Paul the Hermit; Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand; Martyrdom of Saint Ursula; Saint Valentine; Saint Fabian; Saint Sebastian; Veronica’s veil; Saint Barbara; Mary Magdalene

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Eucharistic references in the representations of saints constitute a relatively unexplored segment within the iconography of the Holy Sacrament. This article analyses a number of hagiographical compositions from the Late Gothic wall paintings of Transylvania, which seem to carry eucharistic connotations, either through explicit references to the Sacrament (in the form of a monstrance, a chalice or host-shaped bread) or through subtler allusions to the sacrificial Body of Christ present in the Eucharist. The fact that most of these images are located in the sanctuaries of churches and are typically associated with other, more straightforward eucharistic imagery suggests conscious choices on the part of the inventors of the iconographic programs in adapting the subject matter of the wall paintings to the function of the given liturgical space.

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