Fracta lvcetImágenes emblemáticas de Gedeón, quinto juez del antiguo Israel

  1. Enric Olivares Torres 1
  1. 1 Universitat de València
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    Universitat de València

    Valencia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/043nxc105

Buch:
Ignoranti Quem Portum Petat, Nullus Suus Ventus Est: novos caminhos e desafios dos estudos icónico- -textuais
  1. Ana Cristina Sousa (coord.)
  2. José Julio García Arranz (coord.)
  3. Carme López Calderón (coord.)
  4. Marisa Pereira Santos (coord.)

Verlag: CITCEM

ISBN: 9789898970572 9789898970589

Datum der Publikation: 2023

Seiten: 503-522

Kongress: Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Emblemática (13. 2021. Oporto)

Art: Konferenz-Beitrag

Zusammenfassung

The present study analyses some significant images of the Israeli judge Gideon inserted into the emblematic tradition and puts them in relation to their literary sources and the visual discourses derived from them. It emphasizes the representation of the fleece as an image of the purity and fullness of the grace granted by Yahweh, where the Fathers of the Church soon saw a prefiguration of the virginity of Mary Immaculate, or the image of the burning torch next to the broken jug, allusion to the courage and effort of Gideon to defeat the Midianites. It also inquires about the uses of such images in relation to power and devotions, highlighting the role of Gideon as an example of faith, effective government, and moral righteousness.