Loading

Span IV in detail

Giovanni Antonio Paganino and Ercole Piobefore 1574 - 1575

Complesso di San Giovanni Evangelista

Complesso di San Giovanni Evangelista
Parma, Italy

The central symbol represents the Virgin with the unicorn. Virginity and evangelical poverty are related to some mottoes and devices, all of them referable to a common topic: what men consider as foolishness, becomes greatness before God. This is a reference to consacrated coelibacy, as well as to monastical life, a privileged condition, provided it is lived in humility.

Show lessRead more
  • Title: Span IV in detail
  • Creator: Giovanni Antonio Paganino, Ercole Pio
  • Date Created: before 1574 - 1575
  • Location: Biblioteca Monumentale. Complesso di San Giovanni Evangelista
  • Rights: Complesso di San Giovanni Evangelista
Complesso di San Giovanni Evangelista

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Home
Discover
Play
Nearby
Favorites