Save

Demons and Diversity in León

In: Medieval Encounters
Author:
Pamela A. Patton Index of Medieval Art, Princeton University

Search for other papers by Pamela A. Patton in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMedClose
View More View Less
Online Publication Date:
28 Mar 2019
Download Citation Get Permissions

Access options

Get access to the full article by using one of the access options below.

Institutional Login

Log in with Open Athens, Shibboleth, or your institutional credentials

Login via Institution

Purchase

Buy instant access (PDF download and unlimited online access):

$34.95
Add to Cart

Other access options

Rent on DeepDyve
Redeem Access Token

Abstract

This article examines a wall painting of the temptation of Saint Martin in the so-called Panteón de los Reyes of San Isidoro in León, focusing on its unorthodox portrayal of Satan as an Ethiopianized, dark-skinned figure wearing a robe reflective of Fatimid textile traditions. Tracing the scene’s divergent sources within the complex network of images, texts, and ideas then circulating in León, it argues that the unusually configured image constituted an innovative, intervisual response to the concerns of a palatine viewership that in the first decades of the twelfth century remained preoccupied with its own dynastic and political position, both within the Leonese kingdom and with reference to its wider European sphere.

Title:
Demons and Diversity in León
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/15700674-12340042
Language:
English
Pages:
150–179
Keywords:
San Isidoro; León; Panteón de los Reyes; Satan; blackness; skin color; Saint Martin; ṭirāz
In:
Medieval Encounters
In:
Volume 25: Issue 1-2
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1570-0674
Print ISSN:
1380-7854
Subjects:
Medieval History, History, History & Culture, Middle East and Islamic Studies

Content Metrics

All Time Past Year Past 30 Days
Abstract Views 1232 229 18
Full Text Views 606 7 0
PDF Views & Downloads 444 28 2