No. 27. ART CREAMS-FLOWERS in the most important representations of art history.
The GIGLIO in art.
In artistic chief, the lily was often represented by various artists from ancient Greece where it was associated in various depictions with the goddess of modesty and candor, Pudice who held it in his hands, and to the goddess of Hope that in the works where it is depicted holds a lily blossom. In Akrotiri, on the island of Santorini, the 'lily chamber' used as a wedding ritual, with walls decorated with red and white lilies. These griffin flowers inaugurate their presence in heraldry as early as 1580th. C., on the walls in the throne room of the Knosso Palace. Today this flower represents one of the four most popular heraldic figures, with the cross, the eagle and the lion.
The lily is a flower that has accompanied many legends, especially of religious inspiration. In the Christian religion it represents the purity of the Madonna. Narra a legend that Mary chose her groom, Joseph, noticing him in the crowd, thanks to the lily she held in her hand, for this reason, in the various iconographies of Saint Joseph, he is often depicted with a stick from which white lilies bloom.
Even in Jewish and Christian religions the flower is synonymous with youth, virginity and fertility. The ' Lilium candidum ' becomes the ' lily of the Madonna ', the ' lily of San Luigi ', or the ' lily of Saint Anthony ': and this is found in the representations of art history, in many Annunciations. In fact, it is also the flower attributed to the archangel Gabriel and, in the Italian Christian tradition, the protector of children, who according to legend had as a gift a twig of lilies flourished by baby Jesus.
In addition to being a flower symbol in Christianity, lily is also one of the most present symbols in the history of great dynasties. In 1147 it was adopted as coat of arms by Louis VII before his departure for the Crusade, from that moment the lily depiction was often adopted in France over the centuries, for example: the fabric of the seats on which magistrates sat were always decorated with lilies; from 1655 to 1657 minted coins were called golden lilies and silver lilies.
The lily was one of the most used symbols of equestrian orders: the chivalric orders of both states and papacy, for example Navarre, Pope Paul II and Paul III, and the one created by Louis XVIII in 1816.
The lily became and still is today the coat of arms of the city of Florence, first the symbol of the city was a white lily on a red bottom then in 1251 Florence was adopted, the red lily on a white bottom to symbolize the victory of the Guelphs in the clash between the two factions, Guelphs and the Ghibellines, which took place in those years.
In addition to previous meanings rich in glory and faith, the lily had a less noble meaning for many years, in fact it was widely used to mark criminals.
Among the best known representations in the history of art we remember that in the work of the Tintoretto ′′ The origin of the Milky Way ′′ a mythological episode explaining the birth of lilies. In an attempt to turn Hercules into an immortal, Jupiter attaches him to the chest of Juno who was sleeping but, little Hercules making the goddess wake up, dripping milk in the sky, where the Milky Way was generated, and on earth where the goddess grew immediately lilies.
The Tintoretto artwork painted in 1580 was performed for Rudolf II and is now kept at the National Gallery in London.
The painter Tiziano Vecellio, and many other artists, depicts him in the Annunciation as the flower offered by the archangel Gabriel to Maria.
Finally, after some historical, religious and artistic hints, a small folklore tradition that affects the flower: in Holland a quality of lily, the martagone lily, was specially grown in the gardens for food purposes; after cooking in milk it was shredded and mixed with bread dough.
From anthropological point of view, in popular culture it is possible to interpret the chromatic symbolology of the plants themselves. Like this like this
The meaning of the lily varies according to the species and color: the white lily symbolizes virginity, purity, and royalty of mind; the yellow lily symbolizes the nobility; the pink lily symbolizes vanity; the lily of the valley is the symbol of sweetness and brought as a gift represents a wish of happiness; the quality called lily symbolizes beauty and that called tiger lily symbolizes wealth and pride
Finally UNESCO, the World Organisation for Art, Culture and Science has acknowledged the ′′ Lily Festival ′′ as an intangible heritage of humanity.
For the record, this anniversary is a Catholic popular representation held every year in Nola on the occasion of the patronal holiday dedicated to San Paolino.
With this event the Nolans remember the return to the city of Pontius Meropio Paolino from captivity by the barbarians that took place in the first half of the th century.
The party is part of the Network of Big Italian Shoulder Machines included in the oral and intangible heritage of UNESCO since December 2013
This is how Ferdinand Gregorovius, German historian and medieval historian known for his studies on medieval Rome: ′′ I was told in Naples about the feast of San Paolino in Nola and I was also assured that it deserved to be viewed. I had just entered Nola which struck my sight a strange thing, of which I had no idea and which made me doubt rather being in the Indies, or Japan, than in Italy, Campania. I saw some kind of tower, tall, thin, all decorated with red paper, golden, silver friezes, carried on the shoulders by men. It was divided into five orders, floors, columns, decorated with fronts, arches, frames, niches, figures and blanket on the two sides of numerous flags. Every tower came in front of the cathedral, a strange show started, empire because each of those great docks was dancing to music. A man with a stick preceded the carriers, who beat time, and towers followed that. The colossus swung and it seemed at every moment that he wanted to lose his balance and fall; all the figures moved, flags flew; it was a fantastic look ".
Maximus Roger
President Club for UNESCO Metropolitan Genoa
President of International Action Art Italy
Ambassador WHERE-Where I live abroad for Art, Culture and Science in Italy
Culture Coordinator of MIRE world
Stemma di Luigi VII
Stemma della città di Firenze
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