“(Re-) producing conversion from Rome to Beijing. Stories
Related to Replicas of the Salus Populi Romani in the
Late-sixteenth Century”

J 2021

“(Re-) producing conversion from Rome to Beijing. Stories Related to Replicas of the Salus Populi Romani in the Late-sixteenth Century”

DE CARO, Antonio

Basic information

Original name

“(Re-) producing conversion from Rome to Beijing. Stories Related to Replicas of the Salus Populi Romani in the Late-sixteenth Century”

Name in Czech

Přenos konverze z Říma do Pekingu Příběhy obrácení spojenés replikami Salus Populi Romani a mariánských zbožných obrazů v Číně na konci 16. století

Authors

DE CARO, Antonio (380 Italy, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Convivium. Exchanges and Interactions in the Arts of Medieval Europe, Byzantium, and the Mediterranean. Seminarium Kondakovianum Series Nova, Turnhout, 2021, 2336-3452

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

60401 Arts, Art history

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1484/J.CONVI.5.131120

UT WoS

000752404100009

Keywords in English

Salus Populi Romani; Christianity in China; Jesuit missions in China; Matteo Ricci; Conversion

Abstract

V originále

Replicas of Marian images, especially the Salus Populi Romani, played an important role in the conversion of Chinese literati and commoners to Christianity. This article examines the diffusion of replicas of the Salus Populi Romani in the Ming Empire during the late sixteenth century, including both copies produced in situ and those coming from Europe. It focuses particularly on the role of miraculous and conversion tales related to the vision of Salus Populi Romani reproductions. This paper also focuses on the renowned conversion of the Chinese literatus (Paul) Xu Guangqi 徐光啓 (1562-1633) as it has been narrated by the Jesuit missionaries and the controversial role in his conversion played by a Marian devotional image. Conversely, this piece takes into consideration the role played by the production and reproduction of Marian devotional images in the Ming dynasty cultural context, including a new change in the enthusiasm in China for "Western" artworks and the wide diffusion of Roman Catholicism through "European" and "European-like" devotional images.

Citovat

DE CARO, Antonio. “(Re-) producing conversion from Rome to Beijing. Stories Related to Replicas of the Salus Populi Romani in the Late-sixteenth Century”. Convivium. Exchanges and Interactions in the Arts of Medieval Europe, Byzantium, and the Mediterranean. Seminarium Kondakovianum Series Nova. Turnhout, 2021, VIII, No 2, p. 148-165. ISSN 2336-3452. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1484/J.CONVI.5.131120.

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DE CARO, Antonio. “(Re-) producing conversion from Rome to Beijing. Stories Related to Replicas of the Salus Populi Romani in the Late-sixteenth Century”. \textit{Convivium. Exchanges and Interactions in the Arts of Medieval Europe, Byzantium, and the Mediterranean. Seminarium Kondakovianum Series Nova}. Turnhout, 2021, VIII, No~2, p.~148-165. ISSN~2336-3452. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1484/J.CONVI.5.131120.

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