La imagen de Santiago el Mayor en el Camino Francés por Castilla y León

The image of James the Greater on the French Way through Castile and León

Conferencia de José Manuel Rodríguez MontañésSalto de línea (Comité Científico de la Asociación de Municipios del Camino de Santiago)

Martes, 24 de septiembreSalto de línea Sala de conferencias, 19:00Salto de línea Asistencia libre y gratuita

Presentación a cargo de: Salto de línea Sergio Vidal Álvarez, Museo Arqueológico NacionalSalto de línea Rocío Martín Bonet, Caminos del Románico

The complex process of construction and evolution of the image of the Apostle James in the European arts from the High Middle Ages to the present-day is one of the most fascinating chapters regarding the analysis of hagiographic iconography. And this, not so much because of the eschatological depth, but because of the thaumaturgical and inspiring power of the character of the fisherman, the brother of John the Evangelist, the member of Jesus' close circle and the evangelizer of Hispania. This image, carried by the extraordinary rise of pilgrimages after the inventio of James’ sepulcher at the beginning of the ninth century, will spread across Europe through three iconographic forms: the Apostle, the warrior (miles Christi, leader of the Christian kingdoms against Muslim reign and eventually Patron Saint of such kingdoms), and the pilgrim. Along with this image, significant symbols will appear, as, for example, the scallop.

Con la colaboración de Caminos del Románico