The Marian Theme of the Frescoes in S. Maria at Castelseprio
Paula D. Leveto
The paintings at Castelseprio have been thought to depict a Christological cycle, but in this article two of the three damaged scenes are reconstructed as events from Virgin's early life. And program whole is shown be Mariological. Compositional and typological relationships among express theological equation Mary with Church. imagery originates late eighth or ninth century, according recent dating archaeological materials.
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