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In mente Dei, in gremio Annae. The Source and the Receptacle of Marian Immaculacy in Sixteenth-Century Piacenza, Page 1 of 1
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Starting from the notion of Maria ante saecula, which implies the Virgin’s presence in God’s mind before the world and humanity, the paper will firstly analyse the place of Mary’s soul before and during the Creation. This aspect will be studied through the Allegory of the Immaculate Conception painted by Malosso for the Church of San Francesco in Piacenza. Then, it will examine the debate surrounding the controversial transmission of the original stain from Saint Anne to Mary, to the point of considering the Virgin’s purification after her birth. These considerations will lead to tackling an ambiguous altarpiece by Pordenone, where at first sight the spectator could confuse Saint Anne with the Virgin.
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