Maria-Ecclesia and the Meaning of Marriage in the Late 13th Century

By the end of the thirteenth century, the Church of Rome defined human marriage as incomplete before consummation in virtuous carnal intercourse. This article focuses on Cimabue’s emotionally charged and sexually explicit fresco representation of the Assumption of the Virgin, and shows that its stylistic verisimilitude makes visible human love as proof of the spiritual miracle of the Mystic Marriage of Christ and Maria-Ecclesia

Taking a Long Look at Art: Reflections on the Production and Consumption of Art in Art Therapy and Allied Organisational Settings

This article draws on experiences of looking at art to consider the influence of social context on the production and consumption of art. I draw on art historical discourses and relate these to looking at art in art therapy and related organisational settings. I suggest that professional socialisation profoundly influences how practitioners look and think about what they see. I propose that attention to tacit knowledge about art, extending practices of looking to include contemporary discourse about audiencing, curating and display, and taking time for a long look at art and at the art made in art therapy and allied settings, can enliven and sustain practitioners' `ways of seeing'

At the Foot of the Lateran Hill, from Via Sannio to Viale Ipponio: Archaeological Investigations Prior to the Construction of Metro Line C

Il contributo racconta i rinvenimenti avvenuti negli scavi per la nuova metropolitana di Roma (linea C) in via dell'Amba Aradam, dove è stata messa in luce una caserma di epoca imperiale, e nei giardini di via Sannio, in cui è stato messo in luce un portico del I sec. d.C

Examples of Medieval Construction Techniques in the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano

Il saggio affronta due distinte fasi della basilica di S. Giovanni, l'aggiunta del portico di Sergio II nel IX secolo e le trasformazioni del transetto e delle sue testate alla fine del XIII secolo dal punto di vista delle tecniche costruttive impiegate. I risultati permettono di ricostruire meglio la prima, oggi distrutta, e di datare con maggior precisione la seconda, attribuibile al pontificato di Nicola IV