Typus_Religionis

Typus Religionis

Typus Religionis

Religious painting


Typus Religionis (Model of Religion) is a large allegorical painting that depicts a galleon ship as a representation of faith. It is currently on display in the Hotel de Soubise in Paris. The government of France confiscated the work from the Jesuit College in Billom in 1762 as evidence in a trial of the Billom Jesuits. Of particular importance in the criticism of the painting is its depiction of the Pope and King Henri IV of France being pulled behind the main ship of faith in what is often called the secular ship, suggesting that they rely on Jesuits for a path to salvation. The painting was instrumental in the trial, which led to the expulsion of the Jesuits from France. The prosecution claimed that the painting was blasphemous and showed a lack of respect for the papacy and monarchy, evidence of the Jesuits' arrogance and potential threat to the church and nation.[1][2]

The painting Typus Religionis (Model of Religion) was created by an unknown artist in the late sixteenth or earlier seventeenth century, most likely in the Netherlands.

The large painting measures approximately 3 metres by 1.8 metres (10 by 20 feet). The main ship of faith has many Christian figures on it, with St. Ignatius of Loyola, a co-founder of the Jesuit order, at the centre. Other religious orders are also represented on the ship by St. Francis of Assisi (Order of Friars Minor), St. Bruno of Cologne (Order of Carthusians), St. Dominc (Order of Preachers), St. Basil (Eastern monasticism), and St. Anthony (Western monasticism). The ship of faith in the centre of the painting sails toward a golden port of salvation on the left, floating above a sea of sins. Some people on the ship throw rocks at boat full of demons (lower left) and resist attacks from heretics (lower right). As the ship sails, it collects souls and guides other smaller vessels toward the port of salvation.[1]


References

  1. Brooke-Hitching, Edward (2022). The Madman's Gallery. Italy: Chronicle Books. pp. 140–141. ISBN 978-1-7972-2176-2.
  2. "print | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-04-09.

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