Demigods, Dragons, and Griffons in Some 14th- Century Italian Frescoes by Altichiero

In her presentation, Mary Edwards will discuss the impact of Greco-Roman art on the Italian artist, Altichiero, who painted frescoes in the late 14th century in Padua. Though Altichiero was painting the lives of Christian Saints, he included in his Paduan murals images of a griffon, Mithras and the Bull, Perseus and the Dragon, and Hercules, imbuing most of them with Christian meaning. she will support her interpretations of the artist’s classical images with texts by biblical, Roman, early Christian, and medieval writers, such as Justin Martyr, Ovid and Dante. The presentation will be illustrated with color slides.

This event will be recorded.