Tikrumo link: Trakų Dievo Motinos paveikslo pri(si)taikymas Naujiesiems laikams

ENThe reconstruction of the parish church of Trakai undertaken in 1610 implemented the provisions of the Council of Trent: the porch was added at the western side, the new high altar constructed at the eastern wall of the apse, the naves whitewashed along with Byzantine wall paintings from the early 15th century. The altarpiece of the Virgin Mary was also renewed by cutting of its bottom part off and transforming the former Gothic panel into a pseudo-icon of the Mother of God. In fact, only the Virgin’s face survived the renovation, which also suggested the growing cult of the image from then on acclaimed as being the one of the “Greek manner.” The article interprets the transformations of the image of the Trakai Mother of God through the investigation of written sources, the specific vocabulary used to describe images, and by drawing parallels with post-Tridentine Rome and Venice. The image is considered as both an object and subject of power. The article traces, how the power of clergy to change visual appearance of the image eventually transformed into the power of the image itself, exercised over minds of churchgoers, over those endeavouring to explain its origins, and over those, who commissioned its replicas and were looking at them. It comes to the conclusion that the power of an image lies in its ability to embrace oppositions, beyond the eternal and historical time. The material existence of the image signifies its authenticity that is being constantly reconfirmed by miracles and mercies. [From the publication]

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