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Syrian, Palaiologan, and Gothic Murals in the ‘Nestorian’ Church of Famagusta

Bacci, Michele

In: Δελτίον της χριστιανικής αρχαιολογικής εταιρείας, 2006, vol. 27, p. 207-220

The present paper deals with the mural decoration of the 14th century church of Agios Georgios Exorinos in Famagusta, Cyprus, traditionally considered to be a Nestorian- rite church. The remaining frescoes bear Syriac inscriptions and are characterized by a distinctive juxtaposition of Arab Christian, Byzantine Palaiologan, and Italianate Gothic features. They can be considered to be the work...

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Identity Markers in the Art of Fourteenth-Century Famagusta

Bacci, Michele

In: The Harbour of all this Sea and Realm. Crusader to Venetian Famagusta, 2014, p. 145-158

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Santi artisti

Bacci, Michele

In: L’artista medievale, proceedings of a symposium (Modena, 17-19 November 1999), 2003, p. 11-26

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Sacred Narratives, Holy Objects and the Visionary Experience in Late Medieval Italy : [proceedings of the Symposium held on 13 February, 2011]

Bacci, Michele

In: Images and visions in Christian and Buddhist culture, 2012, p. 85-95

The present paper was presented at the conference "Images and Visions in Christian and Buddhist Cultures" held at the University of Tokyo on February 13, 2011. It explores several aspects of the interaction between images, holy sites and visions in Late Medieval Italy, with a special focus on the impact played by standard iconography on the visionaries' religious imagination

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Il corpo e l’immagine di Nicola

Bacci, Michele

In: San Nicola. Splendori d’arte d’Oriente e d’Occidente, exhibition catalogue (Bari, Castello Svevo, 7 December 2006-6 May 2007), 2006, p. 15-30

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Greek Painters Working for Latin and Non-Orthodox Patrons in the Late Medieval Mediterranean

Bacci, Michele

In: Crossing cultures: conflict, migration and convergence: the proceedings of the 32nd International Congress of the History of Art, Melbourne, 2009, p. 196-201

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L’individu en tant que prototype dans les ex-voto médiévaux

Bacci, Michele

In: Degrés : revue de synthèse à orientation sémiologique, 2011, vol. 145-146, p. 1-14

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Historical and archaeological analysis of the Church of the Nativity

Bacci, Michele ; Bianchi, Giovanna ; Campana, Stefano ; Fichera, Giuseppe

In: Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2012, vol. 13, p. 5-26

The team has considered the special status of the Basilica of Bethlehem, which is not just a monument of outstanding historic and artistic importance, but also and fundamentally a holy place, that has long been and is still perceived as a memorial site, marking the place of Christ’s birth and transcribing into a sacred topography the main events of the Gospel narratives. Because of such a...

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The Holy Name of Jesus in Venetian-Ruled Crete

Bacci, Michele

In: Convivium: Exchanges and Interactions in the Arts of Medieval Europe, Byzantium, and the Mediterreanean, 2014, vol. 1, no. 1, p. 190-205

Focusing on Andreas Ritzos' icon with the monogram IHS in Athens, this article offers insights about the role played by the monogram on Crete and points out that the particular solution shown in Ritzos' image is not in keeping with St. Bernardine's "icon" of the Holy Name of Jesus and indicates an association with the symbolism of the holy host.