The Lives of the Holy Fathers collect examples of hermits at work, mostly artisanal practices, such as the production of woven baskets, and agricultural works. Between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the theme of the work of the Desert fathers knew a peculiar iconographic fortune in Tuscany: the so-called Thebaid is depicted in frescoes and painted tables. While we still know little about the function of these decorations, it is certain that these representations constituted a practical example not only of spiritual conduct, but also of a model of life and work that the viewers put into practice on a daily basis in their religious institutions.
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Chapter Title
Il lavoro degli anacoreti e dei monaci in alcune fonti agiografiche e iconografiche
Authors
Laura Fenelli
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0319-7.38
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Publication Year
2024
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Book Title
Idee di lavoro e di ozio per la nostra civiltà
Editors
Giovanni Mari, Francesco Ammannati, Stefano Brogi, Tiziana Faitini, Arianna Fermani, Francesco Seghezzi, Annalisa Tonarelli
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Number of Pages
1894
Publication Year
2024
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0319-7
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979-12-215-0245-9
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979-12-215-0319-7
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-0320-3
Series Title
Studi e saggi
Series ISSN
2704-6478
Series E-ISSN
2704-5919