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protected. Augusta devotional iconography of the modern age

; Meeting of February 18 2011
The lesson highlighted the reconstruction of some representative models of the city of Augusta in the modern era, through the analysis of a series of documents which represents the reproduction of urban space augustanese. Recently, in fact, taking stock of the various directions taken by historical research, it was found in the survey as historiography, there has been a growing emphasis on the spatial dimension. The space acts as an additional source of research, thought variously, who lived in the time and location. Then he gives the paintings, drawings, prints, views and photos a renewed interest, considering not only an element neutro bensì un fattore pertinente e, a volte, determinante. Tra queste immagini hanno una grande efficacia, le riproduzioni di città e di territori, iconografie che veicolano, ma al tempo stesso producono le idee di uno spazio, sia esso geografico che urbano. Ma i segni grafici non restituiscono solo l’idea di un territorio in un contesto dato, ma anche il fermo-immagine di un palinsesto dove è possibile leggere, a volte in filigrana, le stratificazioni storico-culturali.   Da questo punto di vista la città di Augusta, rappresenta un oggetto di ricerca e di riflessione stimolante e prezioso, e l’accumularsi, soprattutto in età moderna, di immagini del suo territorio, permette di leggere non solo i progressi peculiari avvenuti nel tempo, ma anche i suoi mutamenti civili e sociali. Le fonti iconografiche analizzate durante la lezione per la rappresentazione dello spazio urbano, hanno trovato ulteriori campi d’indagine, poiché hanno colto un rapporto intrinseco, tra le immagini di alcune città e l’accostamento a figure sacre, siano esse santi patroni o rappresentazioni della Vergine; un legame celebrante processi identitari che esplicitano figurativamente l’intercessione divina in difesa della città. Come riportato da citazioni, le città non si fortificavano più solamente con le mura, ma con la protezione dei santi patroni, proponendoli a volte come uniche e vere difese delle città: the saints represented the channels through which God bestowed his grace. It is shown also the source of the relationship between patron and city, and the topos of the holy warrior, has examined the link between the images of cities and the presence of some saints that "brandishing their swords," which St. George, St. James, Our Lady of Militia and Saint Dominic de Guzman, recurring images of saints little devotional literature and iconography. The holy warriors had a miraculous power, to them was entrusted the task of atavistic fears and dispel any fears of political instability, war, the attacks of the infidels. However s ithout going into the veracity of the events, it was noted the significance of the mystical and anthropological particular military significance of the legends and characters, relative to the historical situation in which they were born. The appearance of the holy warrior plays, in fact, a particular role that symbolizes the faith that promotes the victory over every obstacle and the direct manifestation of God. observing the works of art, certainly, it is referred to the image portrayed and understood the religious sentiment of filial devotion, but it is through the use work of art as a means of knowledge of the past, as a historical source, who has rebuilt the image of Augusta. The painted scenes did not express a purely illustrative but they represent the face of a society, anthropological, political, socio-cultural images of these works have presented the testimony of the city at that particular historical context . The lesson then returned an image of Augusta is not obvious, full of nuances and full of centuries-old footprints military, civil and religious el'irruzione of the contemporary landscape, the castle of Frederick II and the various fortifications, the alignments of buildings, the size of the blocks, the intersections between roads, streets and alleys faithfully reproduced, representing a photographic image of a reality that even today, despite the urban fabric is much different, you can get feedback. Iconographic documents of unique and extraordinary interest.

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Curriculum della Docente Dott.ssa Purpura Rosalia

               Rosalia Purpura, nata ad Augusta il 23.06.1963, è laureata alla Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia di Catania, in Scienze dei Beni Culturali nel 2006, e si è specializzata nel 2009 con il massimo dei voti, cum laude Improvement in the papers-book. Various certificates and training related to curriculum study. Also demonstrated on "Young and the territories" for the prevention and treatment of early school leaving; statement on "Place names of our territory" on place names, cultural and territorial identity of spies; Practitioner certificate Olympia Sports Centres. Passionate about history, art and film has completed several projects of development in these areas. After high school he worked for six years at a private elementary school is taking care of the administration of cultural activities and acting, expressing creative talent and choreography. Married has constantly followed the growth of his three children. Sensitive to social issues has done volunteer work and has been engaged in active politics of the city even as the District Council. Currently, she is a catechist for a group of children, in the parish of St. Joseph hymnography. Socio AIB (Italian Library Association) in 2008. It 'was a founding member of the Popular Augusta. PON appointed expert in one of the projects, at the Lindlar "Giovanni Pascoli" in Augusta for the annual 2009/2010.

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