期刊名称：IMAGO. Revista de Emblemática y Cultura Visual
印刷版ISSN：2254-9633
出版年度：2021
期号：12
页码：7-31
DOI：10.7203/imago.12.17155
出版社：IMAGO. Revista de Emblemática y Cultura Visual
摘要：The purpose of this article1 is to interpret the deep doctrinal meanings underlying the bed that appear in the symbolic depiction of some images of the Annunciation of the 14th and 15th centuries. To do so, we adopt two complementary methodological strategies, based on comparative analysis. In essence, from the outset we analyze an abundant corpus of explanatory texts by Fathers of the Greek-Eastern Church when they interpret some quotations from the Old Testament that include metaphorical terms such as thalamus, Sponsus, and Sponsa; second, we analyze twelve images from the Annunciation of the period that include a bed. Based on the fact that these Greek-Eastern Church Fathers unanimously consider that these metaphorical expressions signify the dogmas of the human incarnation of God the Son in the womb of the Virgin, and, as a consequence, also the virginal divine motherhood of Mary, we conclude that the bed included in these Annunciations is an eloquent visual symbol or metaphor for both dogmas.
