Techniques and Reception of Prints in Central and Eastern Europe (15th–18th c.)
Iconographies
(Classification of iconographic subjects, primarily relying on ICONCLASS)
[Ico3697] Superstition, popular belief
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Expert view
Superstition,
popular belief
Miracles performed
by holy images
Falling idols
Superstition,
popular belief (+
donor(s),
supplicant(s),
whether or not with
patron saint(s))
Eagle's stone or
aetites
John VIII aka Pope
Joan aka Agnes
St Adalbert
destroying pagan
idols in Prussia
St Philip destroying
the idols
Wawel Dragon
Worship of a red
cloth hanging on a
pole
St Hyacinth, holding
a statue of the
Virgin Mary and a
monstrance,
miraculously
crossing the river
Dnieper
Miracles of Madonna
della Ghiara
Miracles of Our Lady
of Częstochowa
St Philip destroying
the idols
Golden Hag (Golden
Woman, Zlata Baba)
St Hyacint's Madonna
in Przemyśl
St Hyacinth's
Madonna from Lviv
Magic, supernaturalism, occultism