Theodolinda: the fifteenth-century recollection of a Lombard Queen
Andrew Martindale
This paper arises out of an art historian’s interest in the frescoes ‘Queen Theodolinda’s chapel’ cathedral Monza, executed c . 1444 by brothers Zavattari. Although these paintings have aroused intense regional interest, outside Italy they are possibly less well-known than deserve to be. They call forth questions how and why Theodolinda – a ‘barbarian’ queen who lived late sixth early seventh centuries could come assume such central role for church Monza. The interpretation re-interpretation her story perhaps projection present back into past? offers appropriate topic theme ‘The Church Retrospective’.
Studies in Church History