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- Title
Matthew Paris's 'Self-Portrait with the Virgin Mary' in the Historia Anglorum.
- Authors
Collard, Judith
- Abstract
The 'Self-portrait with the Virgin Mary' that is foundin the Historia Anglorum is regarded as one of the finest examples of Matthew Paris's artistic work. This unusual image shows the author praying at thefeet of the Virgin Mary. In this article I examine its status as an author or scribe portrait, comparing it to earlier examples of such images. I also argue that it is one of the earliest examples of a devotional image that appears in the later thirteenth century in English art, locating it within the context of the increasing devotion to the Virgin in England. In this article I also discuss the gesture of prayer and the form and origin of the brif prayer.
- Subjects
PARIS, Matthew, 1200-1259; MARY, Blessed Virgin, Saint, in art; ENGLISH art; BRITISH authors; PRAYER in the Catholic Church
- Publication
Parergon, 2015, Vol 32, Issue 1, p151
- ISSN
0313-6221
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/pgn.2015.0028