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[Poverty, illness, prayer--thoughts on contemplating the votive painting of St. Notburga].
- Source :
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Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) [Wien Med Wochenschr] 2002; Vol. 152 (5-6), pp. 159-60. - Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- A votive painting in the chapel of St. Donatus in Pavlovec (northern Croatia) from the 18th century depicts St Notburga of Eben with two paupers, a shepherd and an invalid. Although generally venerated as patron-saint of peasants and maids, Notburga seems to have captured the imagination of the anonymous painter as the helper of the poor and underprivileged. The vicious circle of poverty and disease is evoked by this painting, as well as the popular belief in divine assistance by supplication to patron saints.
Details
- Language :
- German
- ISSN :
- 0043-5341
- Volume :
- 152
- Issue :
- 5-6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11998566
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1563-258x.2002.01074.x