Venerating a Pagan Prophecy: The ara coeli Legend between Humanist Erudition, Reformation Theology, and Popular Piety.
This article examines the ara coeli legend, a tale in which the Tiburtine Sibyl showed Emperor Augustus a vision of a virgin holding a child proclaiming the child's greatness. Based on both texts and art works, mainly from the Holy Roman Empire, it argues that the legend owed its widespread populari...
| Publicado en: | Renaissance & Reformation / Renaissance et Réforme Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 109 - 150 |
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