A NEW EXPRESSION OF PATHOS AND THE PARADIGM OF SALVATION. THE MIRACULOUS CRUCIFIX IN ST. VITUS CATHEDRAL IN RIJEKA

Abstract

U tekstu se raspravlja o drvenom raspelu iz katedrale sv. Vida u Rijeci. Raspelo pripada skupini raspela s bolnim Kristom, čiji se nastanak vezuje uz 13. stoljeće, a tipologija uz umjetnost središnje i sjeverne Europe, odakle se krajem 13. stoljeća i u 14. stoljeću proširila cijelim europskim prostorom. Raspelo nosi apelativ ‘čudotovorno’ i vezano je uz predaju koja ga povezuje s tzv. krvarećim raspelima (ili ‘slikama’), koja bilježe snažno djelovanje unutar vjerničkih zajednica diljem kršćanskoga svijeta. Tekst donosi nove spoznaje o razvoju ikonografske teme, kritičko čitanje povijesnih dokumenata i sekundarnih izvora te otvara pitanja o značenju raspela unutar zajednice, ali i o njegovoj vrijednosti kao povijesnog izvora za poznavanje prilika u srednjovjekovnoj Rijeci.The authors discuss a wooden crucifix from the St. Vitus Cathedral in Rijeka. The crucifix belongs to a group of crucifixes representing the suffering Christ (Christus patiens) – an iconographic interpretation of the Crucifixion that had developed within the 13th century art in central and northern Europe, from where it spread to the whole Europe at the end of the 13th and in the 14th century. Its appellative ‘miraculous’ is associated with a legend which connects it with the so-called bleeding crucifixes (or ‘images’) that had had a significant impact on the communities of faithful throughout the Christian world. The text introduces new insights on the development of this iconographic theme, offers a critical reading of historical documents and secondary sources, and raises questions about the importance of the crucifix within the urban community, as well as its value as a historical source for unveiling the life circumstances in medieval Rijeka