Sibilas do Tijuco: a centralidade das profetisas seculares na arte colonial
Published 2024-02-02
Keywords
- Sibilas,
- Profetisas,
- Centralidade Feminina
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Abstract
Abstract: Abstract: This paper introduces the peculiarity of the representation of the sibyls in the colonial art of Diamantina, Minas Gerais. As the only representations of the prophetesses in the former Portuguese colony, they are surrounded by structures of false architecture inspired by Andrea Pozzo and present a centrality that is unusual and unique to sybil representations worldwide. According to Joyce Lussu, all hegemonic cultures had to account for the sibyls, to manipulate and deform their image and reputation - and, even so, none was not able to suppress them. In these very characteristic representations, the multicultural dimension of this feminine myth which makes the link between the divine and the human, is reaffirmed and its importance is confirmed by its dimensions and centrality, as well as by the sophistication of the square structures surrounding them.
Key words: Sibyls, feminine centrality, prophetesses.