St John of the Cross’s Visions in the Night
ARTICOLI / 10 / Peter Tyler / The ecstasies and visions of the Iberian 16th Century siglo de oro are well known and described. This article analyses St John of the Cross’s...
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La disparition de l’extase mystique (fin xvie-xviie siècle)
ARTICOLI / 11 / Clement Duyck / The Disappearance of Mystical Ecstasy (from late 16th to late 17th century) This paper aims at shining a light on some of the theoretical processes...
Saints in Ecstasy. Discord and Meaning in Roman Images of Visionaries ca. 1590-1620
CONTRIBUTI / 3 / Thomas Santa Maria / This paper examines paintings of «saints in ecstasy» which were commissioned, executed, and displayed in Rome between ca. 1590 and 1620. I read these...
Ecstasy in Classic Christian Mysticism
ARTICOLI / 8 / Bernard McGinn / Ecstasy (literally, ‘standing outside’), that is, the sense of being outside or beyond the ordinary modes of consciousness, seems to be a universal trait of...
Nell’occhio del gatto. L’oculus catti tra Alberto Magno e Marsilio Ficino
ARTICOLI / 9 / Stéphane Toussaint / In the cat’s eye. The oculus catti between Albert the Great and Marsilio Ficino The article examines the origins of the image of the cat’s...
