Catarina Alexandra Martins Fernandes BARREIRA

The relation between gargoyles and texts in the context of late medieval Portugal: concerns about the behavior of the body and the sins

A relação entre gárgulas e textos no contexto tardo-medieval em Portugal: preocupações em torno do comportamento do corpo e os pecados

Published in Relations between History and Literature in Ancient and Medieval World

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Our aim is to analyze the relationship between gargoyles and some Portuguese texts in the context of 15th and 16th centuries. In this purpose some gargoyles will be observed, as well as the iconographic programs that highlight the same concerns as the chosen texts, with special emphasis on the behaviour of the sinful body. From this phenomenon will result not only a deep relationship between gargoyles and late medieval ages, but in particular its educational role that results from a close relationship with the church and with its audience.