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Document Details : Title: Doodsklacht op paneel Subtitle: Memorie in lokale devotie en filosofie rond 1555 Author(s): VAN DIXHOORN, Arjan Journal: Spiegel der Letteren Volume: 59 Issue: 2-3 Date: 2017 Pages: 203-230 DOI: 10.2143/SDL.59.2.3285104 Abstract : A brief poem in Dutch-rhetorician-style (a so called refrein) attached to a tryptich created in 1555 derides the ‘terrible death’ that abruptly ended the life of the ‘eloquent mercurialist’ Matthijs vander Straten. With the doors of the tryptich opened, the ensemble of text and scenes from the life of Mary Magdalene, forces the viewer to a remarkable act. Instead of devotional contemplation, he or she is challenged to engage in a ‘mercurialist’ deed of eloquence: the recitation of an almost psalmic protest against that cruel death. This article reflects on this combination of text and image shaped into one ensemble in its unique context of production and use. A close investigation of artefact and context shows that the ensemble should also be seen as a local expression of a philosophical culture centered in the Scheldt region. |
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