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1. Paintings for the Knights of Malta. Mattia Preti and the Celebration of Martyrdom: (2015 Western Art ca. 1600–1900); ... very way of understanding and using the images. From this point of view, the scenes of martyrdom represent a privileged field of investigation: for the members of the Order, in fact, this particular images ...; Created on 02 January 2016
2. The Double Life of a Statue: the Muse Calliope in Antiquity, St. Justine in the Renaissance: (2015 Ancient Art); ... Justine. Since Saint Justine usually holds in her left hand the Gospel and in her right hand the palm of her martyrdom, the tabula cerata was reinterpreted as a book. The right arm of the statuette was ...; Created on 02 January 2016